Greenspan‚ D. (2005). Risperidone for psychosis of Alzheimer’s disease and mixed dementia: results of a double-blind‚ placebo-controlled trial. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry‚ 20(12)‚ 1153-1157. 2. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low dose risperidone in treating psychosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mixed dementia (MD) in a subset of nursing-home residents who had dementia and aggression and who were participating in a randomized placebo-controlled
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Most every one of us in this class room has lost‚ or knows someone that has lost a loved one due to Alzheimer’s disease. III. Speaker credibility: My Grandmother lost Mother because of this disease and let me tell you‚ Alzheimer’s is no joke. IV. Thesis: Alzheimer’s is a deadly disease that currently has no cure. V. Preview: Today we are going to talk about what Alzheimer’s disease is‚ the symptoms of it‚ as well who’s at risk of getting this disease. Body I. First main point: First let’s talk
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An informative speech about Alzheimer’s Disease General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To let the class know more about the Alzheimer’s Disease. Thesis: Alzheimer’s Disease is a common disease for older people and everyone should know what it is. INTRODUCTION I. Did you know that there are over 26 million cases of Alzheimer’s Disease in the world? II. Does anyone know anyone with this disease? My grandfather had this disease. III. I’m going to give you guys some information about this
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Dementia Dementia The word Dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss‚ and difficulties with thinking‚ problem solving or language. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease or a series of strokes. Dementia is progressive‚ meaning that the symptoms will gradually get worse. Dependent on which part of the brain is affected a person will present differently. Area of the Brain Key Functions that could be affected Frontal Lobe
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Cathy Gill Mary Duke English 111 26 February 2013 Dementia a Debilitating Illness Dementia is a complex topic that can be looked at from many different perspectives. There are two main categories of dementia; cortical and subcortical dementia. The focus of this paper will be on cortical dementia. Symptoms of dementia start out slowly and generally progress over time. The number of people with some type of dementia is an estimated 24 million worldwide. (Label) It is one of the world’s fastest
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individuals with dementia. Memory problems are usually the most obvious symptom in people with dementia. For example‚ a person with early stages of dementia might go to the shops and then cannot remember what they wanted. It is also common to misplace objects. As dementia progresses‚ sometimes memory loss for recent events is severe and the person may appear to be living in the past. They may think of themselves as young and not recognise their true age. At first‚ someone with dementia may appear to
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* Outline for “Dear Dementia‚ I Hate You” Small part of the article “quote” “I hate dementia. I loathe it. I detest it. It is a monster that is slowly‚ bit by bit‚ mercilessly devouring the personality and mentality of my father”. Introducing the bias article to the audience Explaining what is dementia (briefly) How the person relates to this sickness Showing the point of view Explaining how the article is bias and to what side * Dementia is a distressing disease caused by the dreadful
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PAYAL SHAH DEM 301 UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE OF DEMENTIA WHAT ARE CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA Alzheimer’s disease – The possible risk factors are increasing age‚ possible genetic link‚ being female and Down’s syndrome. Symptoms: word finding problems‚ forgetting how to do everyday activities‚ confusion‚ forgetting names of people‚ places and appointments ‚ mood swings and withdrawn. Vascular dementia – possible risk factors lifestyle( lack of exercise‚ too much alcohol
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J/601/2874 (DEM 201)- DEMENTIA AWARENESS. Unit aim: This unit enables learners to gain knowledge of what dementia is‚ the different forms of dementia and how others can have an impact on the individual with dementia. Credit value-2 Level 2 This workbook covers the following elements: Learning outcomes: There are four learning outcomes to this unit- 1. Understand what dementia is 2. Understand key features of the theoretical models of dementia. 3. Know the most common types of dementia and their causes
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Unit 13 1 Understand what dementia is 1.1 explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person‚ beyond what might be expected from normal ageing. 1.2 describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia Dementia is not a single disease‚ but a non-specific syndrome (i.e.‚ set of signs and symptoms). Affected cognitive areas can be memory‚ attention‚ language‚ and problem solving. temporal lobe
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