Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by the term “dementia” The literal interpretation of the word ’dementia’ means deprived of mind. Is usually taken to mean mental deterioration or group of conditions/disorders of brain. Specific diseases eg Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Parkinson’s Disease‚ Cerebral Vascular e.g. stroke. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected
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4222-237/DEM 201 Dementia Awareness Outcome 1 1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a long term condition that mainly affects people over the age of 65 although there are forms of dementia that can affect people younger than this. The term dementia covers a range of symptoms‚ the combination of which depends on the type of dementia and the parts of the brain that are affected. 2. Explain what the key functions of the brain are that are affected by dementia Frontal lobe –
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11 December 2012 Dementia affecting the lives of many Sometimes the word Dementia can be quite scary to hear and quite frankly it is pretty scary to hear. Many people don’t really take the time to stop and realize that it might be something that can be life threating and without them even knowing they might already be having some of the early symptoms. There is no such thing as going in to the doctor to early and getting checked out for dementia. Once someone gets dementia there is no way on
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variant of what was then termed senile dementia. At the time this degeneration was referred to as Pick’s disease‚ a term allegedly coined by one of his pupils (Weder‚ et al‚ 2007)‚ and related to the progressive destruction of neurons mainly in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. This condition has subsequently been designated Frontal-Temporal Dementia (FTD)‚ and is considered second only to Alzheimer’s disease in terms of the most common cause of dementia (Pasquier & Petit‚ 1997). This essay
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Frontotemporal Dementia People in their twenties who are experiencing behavioral issues sometimes play it off as stress‚ but sometimes‚ just to be cautious‚ you need to have it be checked out. Behavioral issues is a sign of Frontotemporal Dementia. Understanding more about FTD could help determine whether or not you are affected by it. Frotntotemporal Dementia‚ FTD‚ is a type of dementia that affects the frontal lobes of the brain. The nerve cell damage that leads to loss of function in these
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Carol Mitchie Sunshine Solutions Learner ID: 5795 There are a number of causes of Dementia‚ they include: Alzheimers - is a physical disease that affects the brain. There are nore than half a million people in the UK with the disease. Alzheimers is progress when a build up of proteins in the brain lead to a loss of connection between the nerve cells. This itself causes the death of these nerve cells and the loss of brain tissue. People with alzheimers also suffer from a shortage of chemicals
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PAIN Observational pain assessment scales Title two-deck for people with dementia: a review Christine While‚ Dr Angus Jocelyn Christine While is Clinical Project Officer‚ Royal District Nursing Service and Dr Angus Jocelyn is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Arts Education and Human Development‚ Victoria University‚ Melbourne‚ Australia Email: cwhile@rdns.com.au O lder adults have a higher propensity to experience pain associated with chronic health problems‚ such as musculoskeletal
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may have heard about Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Dementia. There’s multiple types of dementia like Vascular‚ Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. This is important to understand between Alzheimer’s and Dementia because most people confuse them for not being the same. The AD and dementia falls under the category having the same cognitive impairment symptom. In fact‚ some people get confused by aging you start forgetting thinking you have dementia. To understand this disease‚ you have to know the
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Dementia is a progressive disorder that is characterised by the deterioration of memory and one of the other cognitive abilities such as language or skilled movements[1]. Lewy body dementia is a type of dementia that has many similar features to other forms of dementia. However it is characterised by a distinct set of clinical symptoms such as visual hallucinations‚neuroleptic sensitivity‚ sleep disorders and parkinsonism. Lewy body dementia is a common form of dementia that come only second to
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this case study is to explain and discuss the major nursing care of a 85 year old man who has recently been diagnosed with advanced stage dementia. This case study will express my knowledge and understanding of evidence based nursing practice whilst exhibiting my ability to outline a plan of care‚ which is based on this. a)
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