Case Study Dementia
Hello Katlin,
Great post and I agree with you on the diagnosis and did not think about considering dementia also as part of Jane’s diagnosis. You state that Jane could be suffering from dementia due to she is not remembering things as well as she used to. Looking at the signs of dementia Jane could be in the beginning stages of dementia, but is only showing the signs of memory loss. When looking at the symptoms of early dementia they include a person can no longer survive without some assistance, inability to recall a major relevant aspect of their current lives, frequent disorientation to time, may have difficulty in choosing the proper clothing or dressing but require no assistance when toileting or eating (Segal, Qualls, & Smyer, 2011).
Great post and I agree with you on the diagnosis and did not think about considering dementia also as part of Jane’s diagnosis. You state that Jane could be suffering from dementia due to she is not remembering things as well as she used to. Looking at the signs of dementia Jane could be in the beginning stages of dementia, but is only showing the signs of memory loss. When looking at the symptoms of early dementia they include a person can no longer survive without some assistance, inability to recall a major relevant aspect of their current lives, frequent disorientation to time, may have difficulty in choosing the proper clothing or dressing but require no assistance when toileting or eating (Segal, Qualls, & Smyer, 2011).