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    inequality 5 Conclusion and Policy Implications for Migration 6 Literature Review 7 Bibliography 1. INTRODUCTION The "United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families” defines migrant worker as follows: ‘The term "migrant worker" refers to a person who is engaged or has been engaged in a remunerated activity in a State of which he or she is not a national.’ Migration from one area to another in search of improved livelihood

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    characterized by an abnormal accumulation of α-synuclein (-Syn) aggregates within neurons‚ nerve fibers‚ or glial cells are collectively referred to as α-synucleinopathies [1]. The three main types of α-synucleinopathies are Parkinson’s disease (PD)‚ dementia with Lewy bodies‚ and multiple system atrophy. These disorders impact mainly the elderly population‚ therefore causing serious personal and economic burden in our aging societies. Among them the most common disease is PD‚ which displays both sporadic

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    Music therapy in care for dementia Dementia is an extremely common disease among the elderly‚ with 4 million Americans currently suffering from the Alzheimer’s type alone. Figures show that 3% of people between the ages of 65-74 suffer from the disease‚ rapidly increasing to 19% for the 75-84 age bracket‚ and as high as 47% for the over 85s. Therefore‚ it is easy to see why Dementia is such a large part of many people’s lives‚ whether they are suffering from the condition themselves‚ or have

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    Understand the Process and experience of Dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome There are several causes of dementia some of them are; a stroke‚ brain disease‚ MS‚ certain medications‚ shrinkage of the brain‚ too many opiates over a long period of time and severe alcoholism 1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia Dementia can cause the sufferer to experience loss of mental ability‚ loss of memory‚ a reduced

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    ACRONYM OF READING: Reason for Everyone to Act Dutifully Indicating Numerous Gain Reason for everyone to act devotedly indicating numerous gain Creative pursuits - Extraordinary I agree. Reading is an important and crucial ability to have. It helps expand the mind and enlighten it. Reading is worthless if you don’t think and reflect on what you read‚ though. The key phrase here is "too much". If you don’t read you tend not to learn new things.

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    many ways‚ from alcoholism‚ brain injury‚ drug abuse‚ side effects to medications‚ depression‚ age‚ thyroid function abnormalities‚ and vitamin B12 deficiency. Alzheimer’s Dementia is caused by a build-up of proteins which the body no longer breaks down and this affects the transmission of signals. 1.2Memory loss can be defines in different ways. Memory loss can be the inability to retrieve information from the long-term memory (usually happening when the person is distracted or not fully concentrating

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    365 Understand the process and experience of Dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome The dementia syndrome is caused by combination of conditions such as specific diseases like Alzheimer’s‚ Parkinson’s or motor neurone disease. It can also be caused by having stroke and prolonged alcohol abuse. 1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia frontal lobe – The person may have difficulty thinking clearly‚ struggle with forming

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    Understand the process and experience of dementia. 1. Understand the neurology of dementia. 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome. The Cambridge dictionary describes dementia as “ medical condition that affects especially old people‚ causing the memory and other mental abilities to gradually become worse‚ leading to confused behaviour”. Basically dementia is a serious deterioration in mental functions such as memory‚ language‚ orientation and judgement. This illness however

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    I’ve learned that wonderful things and horrible things will happen in life. In 2011 my grandma began to have a severe case of dementia. This was incredibly hard for me and my family. She was 87 and very kind. She had been a huge part of my life ever since I was born. We had gone on multiple vacations together and visited at least once a month. I was pretty young at first so I didn’t notice her forgetting things‚ but my parents would talk about her forgetting where she had parked and then when

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    differences in a screening battery for diagnosing dementia: The Florida initiative. Written by Christine Anne Cauffield‚ a practicing psychologist in Florida‚ this 1995 thesis paper explores the gender differences in the results of a battery of tests for the diagnosis of dementia. Her research reveals significant variations on how Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed across both genders. Engdahl‚ S (Ed). (2013). Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders. Dementia. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. Retrieved from https://portal

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