2013 Dementia and Music Therapy’s Relationship to the Improvement of Dementia Patients As dementia becomes a more pressing issue‚ scientists are trying to find a cure for a currently incurable disease. Dementia is a neurological disorder where the afflicted person partially or completely loses her mental ability‚ leaving her confused and potentially violent. While this definition of the disorder gives a basic understanding of what Dementia is‚ it should be noted that Dementia is an umbrella
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thought to account for between 60 and 70% of all dementias with the second most common type being vascular dementia 10-30%.” Vascular dementia is a disease that mirrors the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. However‚ vascular dementia is caused by a lack of oxygen that travels to the brain‚ which in turn results in memory loss. Those who suffer from vascular dementia are usually older individuals. Age is one of the biggest risk factors with vascular dementia. According to Peters (2012)‚ blood pressure‚
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therapy. Our current Physiotherapist has made significant progress‚ and thus Ms. Tennyson should continue to make improvements to her mobility. Ms. Tennyson was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease in 2007. The outcome of this illness causes mild dementia‚ and disorientation. It would be therapeutic for her to reflect and reminisce about her childhood through photos and memorabilia‚ as well engage in her favourite hobbies. Ms. Tennyson’s spatial awareness and cognition is restricted‚ which causes
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Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders Until the twentieth century‚ little account was taken of the special characteristics of psychopathology in children; maladaptive patterns considered relatively specific to childhood‚ such as autism‚ received virtually no attention at all (Butcher & Hooley‚ 2014). Today there is more attention paid to children with maladaptive behaviors and scientific research has been done that demands more attention is paid to specific children’s behaviors‚ not the
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Alzheimer’s Disease Quiz 1. T F 1 in 11 Canadians over 65 has Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. 2. T F Current medications can cure Alzheimer’s and stop it from progressing 3. T F 75% of Canadians with Alzheimer’s are women. 4. T F Having Challenges in Planning or Solving Problems and Decreased or Poor Judgement skill are not symptoms of Alzheimer’s or related dementias. 5. T F The earlier the treatment‚ the more benefits and treatment possibly are available. 6. Within 5 years‚ as much
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treatment. Because many other conditions have similar symptoms‚ these must be ruled out in other for a person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Some of the other conditions that cause dementia are also neurodegenerative diseases‚ which destroy brain cells over time. The second most common cause of dementia is vascular dementia‚ a neurodegenerative disease caused by decreased blood flow to the brain. This can happen when a blood vessel that brings oxygen to the brain either bursts or is blocked by a blood
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than 5 million Americans are presently afflicted with Alzheimer’s. One American out of every three dies from Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. In 2013‚ more than 15 million caregivers contributed more than 17.5 billion hours of unpaid care‚ which would have cost upwards of 216 billion dollars. Almost 15% of caregivers assisting Alzheimer’s or related dementia patients are doing so via long-distance arrangements. In 2013‚ Alzheimer’s cost America 203 billion dollars; in the year 2050‚ this figure
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Have you ever lost your keys or call someone by the wrong name? If so you’re not alone millions of people do similar things every day‚ but some of people may have a serious medical problem called Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer is a condition with symptoms similar to forgetfulness. To help you determine if you’re just a very forgetful person or have a more serious condition like Alzheimer. I will explain the definition and the symptoms of Alzheimer. If you are an unfortunate individual of this disease
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2010). Several studies show that patient’s health in various populations improved by practicing music therapy (Novotney‚ 2013)‚ which has been widely practiced in remedying numerous‚ different afflictions such as pain‚ stress‚ chronic mental illness‚ dementia‚ cardiac disease‚ cancer‚ drug abuse‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ fibromyalgia and potentially even Alzheimer’s. Both musical artifacts and musical performances (such as performing relationships) are explored and considered as possible ways for achieving
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One of the biological disorders that he indicates in the featured article is Alzheimer’s disease‚ which frequently is the most common procedure of insanity. Hopkins (2007) study found the following: “Alzheimer’s disease‚ the most common form of dementia‚ affects 5.2 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. According to the Alzheimer’s Association‚ by the year 2030
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