Not much attention has been paid to early onset of dementia but it is well established that practical information, financial and legal counseling and emotional support are critical…
In 2012, the presidential election was in the spotlight as a result of power statistics when the founder of the FiveThirtyEight blog Nate Silver; prophesized the results of 50 states by using a statistical model of polling information. Nate Silver then wrote his best-selling book stressing the importance of statistical thinking (Silver 2012). His book also became famous in international regions as well. Thus media reports, statisticians in all fields of science and society remain anonymous to many people globally. At the same time, new data remains ambitious as age demands a huge statistical workforce, leaving students vulnerable to a lack of knowledge of these opportunities of study. However, it is fortunate that statistical professional societies are polished and did embrace the challenges involved. The largest professional societies in the world by the name of The American Statistical Association (ASA), has been one of the leading advocates for decades showing how important statistics are regarding science and society. This paper will illustrate and example of a statistical study of memory (Davidian, M. (2014). No-one really realizes how important memory is until theirs is compromised by either a sudden accident or a neurological disease such as Dementia or Alzheimer strikes them. This paper will attempt to describe the results of a memory study amongst four groups of people below.…
Personal information Tim Brady is a 39-year-old man. The assessment was carried out on 15th of December 2016. Reason for referral The patient was referred for a neuropsychological assessment by a General Practitioner Dr. Lewis, M.D. The doctor wants to know whether there was a decrease in memory capacity of the patient after a road accident.…
MEDICAL HISTORY: Includes osteoarthritis, frequent urinary tract infections, hysterectomy 20 years ago, and some TMJ (The temporomandibular joint) problems. There is no history of TBI (traumatic brain injury) or LOC (Level of consciousness) but the patient reported that she had hit her head on the right side creating her TMJ problems. She denies ETOH (Ethanol) intake or smoking. Current medicines include: ibuprofen and Detrol. On admission to the MDC (Memory Diagnostic Center) the patients score on the MMSE was 3-D over 3-D and she was able to recall all three words. Clinical dementia rating was 1. Score on the geriatric depression scale was 12. For further information please refer to patients medical records. Ms. Copeland has a high school education with some college course work. She has worked for about 30-years as an editor. Currently she resides in her own home with her granddaughter with is sixteen. The patient’s granddaughter Jance, moved in about 3-years-ago and has had academic problems and reduced moderation. Ms. Copeland has tried counseling and the Date Counting Learning Center without much success secondary to Jance’s reduced communication and tendencies to sabotage own successes . Ms. Copeland is under considerable stress and does not know for sure if her problems with her memory have worsened. Ms. Copeland indicated that she has noticed memory problems…
Alzheimer’s disease? , Which is a case study, was very helpful for anyone whom may be researching such a case? The article basically provided explanations as to how the research for the article at hand. Research requires a lot of time and discipline. It is a vital process that contains specific stages, which we like leads to valid conclusions. The stages that are involved consist of selection of an issue to conduct the research on form a hypothesis, review the information that is backing up the hypothesis and also providing an explanation and formulating a useful conclusion. Case control study which was conducted within this article, consisted of participants and informants who provided consent written/verbal to have these studies done on their self’s. The research design that was used to identify and provide factors which were thought to play a role within certain medical conditions. When research is conducted there usually follows a hypothesis to be formulated. In this particular case study there were a total of 217 participants which all were diagnosed to have onset Alzheimer’s disease. The gender break down of the case study consisted of 57 males and 160 females. The control groups were composed of 76 siblings who do not have the same condition which was Alzheimer’s. The control group consisted of 32 males and 44 females and ages ranged between 61-68 years…
Harris, J.E. & Sunderland, A. (1981). A brief survey of the management of memory disorders in…
Answer- According to the case study the average drop in CVLT Retrieval was 9.6. Patient 4 had a drop of 44-23 = 21. This is more than twice the average. Hence patient 4 most definitely experienced a greater memory performance decline than the average.…
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Dealing with a learning disability: Dementia generally affects people with learning disabilities in similar ways to people without a learning disability, but there are some important differences. People with a learning disability are at greater risk of developing dementia at a younger age - particularly those with Down's syndrome. They will require specific support to understand the changes they are experiencing, and to access appropriate services after diagnosis and as dementia progresses. Those with a learning disability are also less likely to receive an early or even correct diagnosis of dementia and may not even be able to understand the diagnosis because of their current condition. Some advantages show that they may already be in some sort of care to support with their learning disabilities, so a change to environment may always not be necessary. Being as having dementia affects the way in which you communicate; a person with learning disabilities may have already figured a different way to communicate out (e.g. more non verbal communication if their disability affects their speech)…
adults in the primary care setting. The Mini-Cog uses a three-item recall test for memory…
The hippocampus is involved in memory and learning and has been looked at in several different ways (Leuner, et al., 2004). Therefore the hippocampus should be active and improving for these with ASD while being treated with ABA therapy. With increased seasons of ABA therapy, there should be more blood flow within the hippocampus than before ABA therapy. This research would look specifically at the children currently involved in and just starting ABA therapy. There would be two group those who are just starting ABA therapy and those who are already in the program. An fMRI scan would be taken of child’s brain specifically looking at the hippocampus. Every child would go through their normal routine with ABA therapy. After six months another fMRI scan will be taken for all the children participating. The second set of scan will be compared to the first to see if there is in fact more blood flow to the hippocampus indicating there is more activating of learning and memory. The data would have to be charted for each individual child to see the difference between the six months. Ideally, the results would show that all of the children had more blood flow within the hippocampus during the second scan. The group of children new to ABA therapy would show how well this therapy can be right from the start. Also those who were already participating in ABA…
Because it was first discovered by Dr. Bennett Omalu only 14 years ago and its existence can only be verified by examining a person’s brain after death, very little is known about CTE; no cure exists and there is still no way to slow brain degeneration. Some common trends noticed in victims include severe confusion, difficulty with motor and balance skills, inability to organize thoughts, frustration, aggression, erratic behavior, personality changes, depression, and the thinking and memory deterioration characteristic of common dementia. CTE differs in that it onsets much earlier, beginning in the 40s rather than in the 60s or…
The Eastern region of the United States indicated the greatest change among regions in the…
The Wechsler Memory Scale-Fourth edition (WMS-IV) can be used to assess memory deficits in the client.…
Allie’s mental functions, process skills, and performance skills are mostly impacted by her late onset of dementia. When Duke is reading her their love stories that she wrote with her notebook as a child, Allie cannot recall them. When Duke asks her about certain places such as the house he wanted to purchase and built up for her, she cannot attend to or process his conversation effectively. Allie had a difficult time organizing and clarifying her thoughts. To further assess Allie’s mental functioning, the Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS-5) or the Mini Mental State Examination can be administered.…