Level 3 Nvq Dementia Awareness
1.1 Describe a range of causes of Dementia Syndrome.
Dementia Syndrome is a condition caused by a set of symptoms. These symptoms can include but are not limited to: - memory loss, mood changes, communication difficulties, difficulty understanding or thinking.
Some causes of these symptoms are:- the chemistry and structure of the brain changes, therefore causing the brain cells to die.(Alzheimer’s disease) Once again this can be caused by various things, lack of oxygen to the brain (Vascular dementia), a build-up of proteins (Dementia with Lewy Bodies), frontal or temporal lobe damage (Pick’s Disease, CJD, Huntingdon’s or Parkinson’s)
Less common forms of dementia can include:- Infections of the brain (meningitis or encephalitis), Hydrocephalus, Under-activity of the thyroid gland (Hypothyroidism) Advanced stages of Syphilis or HIV/AIDS, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) the lack of certain hormones or nutrients, especially B vitamins.
Neurotransmitters in the brain such as, Dopamine, Serotonin, acetylcholine, noradrenalin and glutamate send messages to control our mood, behaviour, appetite, sleep patterns and memory. These neurotransmitters are unable to reduplicate so when they are damaged they cannot be replaced.
1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with Dementia.
Memory covers a wide area of our lives and abilities. Individuals with Dementia struggle with memory loss in many areas. They can have an inability to recognise familiar objects; this can be their surroundings or faces of relatives or friends, remembering recent events or conversations, taking in new information, the loss of skills to carry out normal activities, Short or Long Term Memory Loss and fact versus fiction…they become confused with reality and imagined events.
Memory Loss particularly affects short term memory, example not being able to recall earlier conversations and forgetting what happened earlier in the day. Forgetting
Dementia Syndrome is a condition caused by a set of symptoms. These symptoms can include but are not limited to: - memory loss, mood changes, communication difficulties, difficulty understanding or thinking.
Some causes of these symptoms are:- the chemistry and structure of the brain changes, therefore causing the brain cells to die.(Alzheimer’s disease) Once again this can be caused by various things, lack of oxygen to the brain (Vascular dementia), a build-up of proteins (Dementia with Lewy Bodies), frontal or temporal lobe damage (Pick’s Disease, CJD, Huntingdon’s or Parkinson’s)
Less common forms of dementia can include:- Infections of the brain (meningitis or encephalitis), Hydrocephalus, Under-activity of the thyroid gland (Hypothyroidism) Advanced stages of Syphilis or HIV/AIDS, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) the lack of certain hormones or nutrients, especially B vitamins.
Neurotransmitters in the brain such as, Dopamine, Serotonin, acetylcholine, noradrenalin and glutamate send messages to control our mood, behaviour, appetite, sleep patterns and memory. These neurotransmitters are unable to reduplicate so when they are damaged they cannot be replaced.
1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with Dementia.
Memory covers a wide area of our lives and abilities. Individuals with Dementia struggle with memory loss in many areas. They can have an inability to recognise familiar objects; this can be their surroundings or faces of relatives or friends, remembering recent events or conversations, taking in new information, the loss of skills to carry out normal activities, Short or Long Term Memory Loss and fact versus fiction…they become confused with reality and imagined events.
Memory Loss particularly affects short term memory, example not being able to recall earlier conversations and forgetting what happened earlier in the day. Forgetting