Dementia is a broad description that consist of numerous different types and involves several symptoms‚ therefore‚ making this disease the greatest misunderstood conditions in medicine today. The cause of dementia are factors such as age‚ family history‚ hardening of the arteries‚ heavy alcohol consumption‚ high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol and diabetes which leads to damaged neurons. When the brain cells become injured‚ they lose the ability to communicate with other cells‚ leading to memory
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t e x 4 8 ( 2 0 1 2 ) 4 2 9 e4 4 6 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/cortex Research report Working memory‚ attention‚ and executive function in Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia Cheryl L. Stopford*‚ Jennifer C. Thompson‚ David Neary‚ Anna M.T. Richardson and Julie S. Snowden Cerebral Function Unit‚ Greater Manchester Neuroscience Centre‚ Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Neurosciences Research Group‚ University
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Should Old People be allowed to Drive? The debate of whether old people should be allowed to drive is often brought up by younger drivers‚ the reality is that all able bodied people who are healthy should be able to drive but as old age arrives it is inevitable our health will decrease. There are many different arguments on this subject and it is a wide spoken debate amongst road users‚ I will concentrate on both opinions and arrive at a conclusion as to whether old people should be allowed to drive
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Experiencing Figures in Motion The process of experiencing a work can be transcendental as it can alter the emotional state of the viewer and enhance the space in which the work is displayed. Sculptures involving an movement and action can help enhance the visual and psychological experience for the viewers. Movement in sculpture can be created through the style‚ posture‚ and materiality of the figures depicted but also externally as many sculptures encourage the viewers to physically move around
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clocks in at more than double at 67.2 years old. The hike in average life span has since been instrumental in the increase of people who are suffering from some form of dementia. According to statistics‚ Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Moreover‚ 5.1 million people who are 65 years old and older are suffering from this incurable disease. With the daunting data surrounding dementia‚ it is no wonder how people are doing everything they can to keep their
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Clinical History Comprehensive: Nursing Home‚ dementia‚ diarrhea DOB: 3-17-13 March 14‚ 1995 ANNUAL H&P DICTATION – Completed/Dictated 3-9-95 CODE STATUS: DNR/DNI This resident is an 81-year-old gentleman who is pleasant and cooperative but not a good historian due to his dementia. Chief complaint: Resident has been having diarrhea according to his records for the past week‚ since the 24th of February. He has been having two to three large loose brown stools per day primarily
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currently 800‚000 people withdementia in the UK. There are over 17‚000 younger people with dementia in the UK. There are over 25‚000 people with dementia from black and minority ethnic groupsin the UK. There will be over a million people with dementia by 2021. Two thirds of people with dementia are women. The proportion of people with dementia doubles for every 5 year age group. One third of people over 95 have dementia. 60‚000 deaths a year are directly attributable to dementia. Delaying the
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empowers these developing countries to develop their competitive advantages in manufacturing a certain products‚ thus making more profits. On the other hand‚ it is illustrated in Romer (1993) that opening to foreign direct investment can narrow the gaps between developing and developed nations by stimulating the flow of domestic capital and introducing advanced technology and equipment‚ thereby improving efficiency and productivity and speeding economic growth in developing countries. A good case in point
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alone is not enough? Health problems in totality are a hassle‚ however‚ due to the increment of people diagnosed with mental illnesses throughout the years it is important to analyze if these patients are being prescribed properly. Psychiatric prescribed drugs are beneficial to the mental ill to a certain extent‚ however‚ the long term support of these medications intensifies mental conditions
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DEMENTIA AWARENESS Understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by demtia: Dementia is a term that is used when the brain is affected by different diseses or conditions. Describe the key functions of the brain affected by dementia: The key functions of the brain affected by dementia are- processing information‚language‚memory‚ability to make sound judements. Explain why depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia: They may be mistaken for dementia
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