Thank you‚ Elaine‚ for explaining the social and economic impacts of dementia. Moving on‚ are the causes of dementia. The first cause is the genetic mutation. Dementia is a chronic and progressive disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. Its genetic causes are mutations and polymorphisms‚ which are the variations in deoxyribonucleic acid sequences‚ in three genes‚ including presenilin 1‚ presenilin 2 and amyloid precursor protein. Using this picture to explain. This is
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Causes of Falls in People with Dementia People with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia tend to be at high risk of falling. They are more than three times likely to fracture their hip when they fall‚ which leads to surgery and immobility. The death rate for those with Alzheimers is also increased. Therefore‚ fall prevention for people with dementia is critical. One of the ways to reduce the amount of falls for those with Alzheimers is to find out why they fall. If we can find out why people
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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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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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the challenges that come with caring of dementia sufferer? By: Joy Melanie M. Pacificador Introduction Dementia is a syndrome caused by a disease of the brain that is usually progressive‚ in which there is impairment of brain functions including the mental ability‚ personality and behavior. (Bryant &Ouldred‚ 2008). A diagnosis of dementia can have a devastating effect to the person‚ their family‚ and people around them. When a person with dementia finds that their mental abilities are declining
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Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England (QCF) Assignment 51: Unit 51: Understand and Enable Interaction and Communication with Individuals who Have Dementia Learning Outcome1 Understand the factors that can affect interaction and communication of individuals with dementia 1.1 Explain how different forms of dementia may affect the way an individual communicates Visual perception; if a carer isn’t at the client’s level or facing away
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Alzheimer’s and dementia can affect anyone‚ regardless of their intellectual capabilities or physical prowess. At Memory Care Home Solutions in Saint Louis‚ MO‚ the compassionate staff knows how challenging it is for families to watch their loved ones experience the debilitating effects of diseases that affect cognitive function. Pat Summitt and Muhammad Ali were just two of the tens of millions of Americans who suffer from Alzheimer’s or dementia‚ but their stories are inspirational to all. Pat
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• Dementia is a major health issue in Australia‚ with more than 353‚800 Australians living with dementia. (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare‚ 2012‚ Dementia in Australia). • There are approximately 25‚100 people in Australia with younger onset dementia (a diagnosis of dementia under the age of 65; including people as young as 30). (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare‚ 2012‚ Dementia in Australia). • Research studies indicate that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience
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Blood sugar levels and dementia: how our diet could be leading to memory impairment Dementia and memory loss is of major concern for all of us. It is estimated that 35 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and it has been proposed that this number will grow to around 100 million within the next thirty years (Copped’e‚ 2012). Although‚ it has previously been established that an important risk factor of dementia is diabetes (Bijal‚ 2012)‚ new evidence now suggests that sugar intake
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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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