the process and experience of dementia (DEM 301) Outcome 1 - Understand the neurology of dementia. 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 2. Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia. - Dementia can cause the sufferer to experience
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Understand the process and experience of dementia Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome. Dementia is a term used for over 130 diseases that effect memory‚ behaviour and motor skills. Causes of these diseases may vary but are largely caused by the presence of ’plaques’ and ’tangles’ on the neurons in the brain. Plaques are proteins that the body can no longer break down which causes a build up‚ they get between the neurons and confuses message transmissions. The tangles are the proteins
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older will be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia and its devastating that there will be roughly 7.1 million diagnosed with one specific form of dementia. With this skyrocketing increase will come the need for more intervention and prevention projects to help the number of individuals suffering from all forms of dementia. Even though there is an umbrella of different forms of dementia‚ dementia its self is a term used to describe a disease that is chronic‚ progressive
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disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. A neurodegenerative type of dementia‚ the disease starts mild and gets progressively worse. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia‚ a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging‚ although the greatest known risk factor is increasing age
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"We never think how great a gift is to think" (Gaskins). This is a quote that demonstrates the intensity of Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory‚ thinking‚ and behavior. I choose this topic to spread awareness about this cruel and deadly disease. I began my interest in Alzheimer’s about three years ago‚ when I began volunteering for the association. My past involvements in the Alzheimer’s Association began with a service event called "Walk to End
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Alzheimer’s also undergo changes in their behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time‚ becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. This combination of these symptoms is also called dementia. As mentioned above‚ Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease‚ where dementia symptoms gradually worsen over a number of years. In its early stages‚ memory loss is mild‚ but with late-stage Alzheimer’s‚ individuals lose the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to their environment
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Chapter 60: Nursing Management: Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Dementia‚ and Delirium Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 68-year-old patient who is hospitalized with pneumonia is disoriented and confused 3 days after admission. Which information indicates that the patient is experiencing delirium rather than dementia? a. The patient was oriented and alert when admitted. b. The patient’s speech is fragmented and incoherent. c. The patient is oriented to person but disoriented to place and time. d. The patient
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Abbey J‚ Piller N‚ De Bellis A et al (2004). The Abbey pain scale: a 1-minute numerical indicator for people with end-stage dementia. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 10 (1); 6-13. Allman k. (2000). Monitoring in the Recovery room. Update in Anaesthesia. 11 (9); 1-2. Berger P‚ Hamers J‚ Huijer A‚ Zwakhalen MG. (2006). Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: A systematic review of. BMC Geriatrics‚ 6 (3); 15. Briggs E (2002) The nursing management of pain in older people. Nursing Older
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History‚ Depression Symtoms. And Incident Dementia: the 3C study: Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease; 2011 126 issuels 27-38 Article. The aim of this article was to study depression in the young and the elderly‚ and how a g study of a different group of people and predicts the risk of incident dementia in them a and how some studies showed that lifetime treated depression did not show increase i increase incident dementia risk. Christophe‚ Trozourio. when Pain
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Alzheimer’s (also known as senile dementia) is a progressive disease (meaning it happens over a period of time) that destroys memory‚ cognitive function and other brain activities. Dementia is not a specific disease‚ but a term that is used for an overall range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or thinking processes. Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia and accounts for 60% to 80% of all dementia cases. Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging‚ although the greatest known
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