DEMENTIA AWARENESS Understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by demtia: Dementia is a term that is used when the brain is affected by different diseses or conditions. Describe the key functions of the brain affected by dementia: The key functions of the brain affected by dementia are- processing information‚language‚memory‚ability to make sound judements. Explain why depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia: They may be mistaken for dementia
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In 1950‚ nine out of ten people died from strokes. Cardio Vascular Accident (CVA) affects the heart and its ability to supply blood to the body’s brain cells. This leaves the brain cells dead and causes a stroke. More than one-half million people in the United States have a new or recurrent stroke every year. Believe it or not‚ strokes affect African Americans more than Caucasian and are more likely to cause death in them as well. You can have valve rupture‚ heart failure‚ cardiac tapenade‚ or
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area‚ number of stomata‚ and the rate of transpiration To design and conduct an experiment to explore other factors‚ including different environmental variables‚ on the rate of transpiration To investigate the relationship between the structure of vascular tissues (xylem and phloem) and their functions in transporting water and nutrients in plants Before doing this laboratory you should understand: a) How water moves from roots to leaves in terms of physical/chemical properties of water and the forces
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Cited: "2014 Alzheimer ’s Disease Facts and Figures.” Alzheimer’s Association. Alzheimer’s & Dementia 10.2. 2014. Web. 18 Aug. 2014. “Behavioral Complications.” Alzheimer’s Association. alz.org. 2014. Web. 21 Aug 2014. “The Discovery of Alzheimer’s Disease.” Hippius‚ Hanns. National Center for Biotechnology Information 5.1. 22 Mar. 2003. page 101-108
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Dementia Awareness Dementia is a word used to describe a group of symptoms including memory loss‚ confusion‚ mood changes and difficulty with day-to-day tasks. There are many causes of dementia. The brain‚ along with the spinal cord‚ makes up the central nervous system‚ and it is this that controls all of our body’s functions. Within the brain there are billions of nerve cells that are known as neurons. These neurons communicate with each other and with other parts of the body by sending
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Ménière’s disease‚ also known as endolymphatic hydrops‚ is a disease that causes problems with hearing and balance. It most commonly starts between the age of forty and sixty and people suffering from Ménière’s disease may encounter problems such as vertigo‚ tinnitus‚ which is hearing a buzz in you ear at all time‚ and hearing loss. Fifteen to one hundred and fifty seven cases of Ménière’s disease are seen per hundred thousand people and 10% of these patients will have Ménière’s disease in both
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Ageing can cause many problems for people as they get older. A particular problem‚ Alzheimer’s disease‚ can cause a person to have bad cases of memory loss. It is known that age leads to the deterioration of the brain‚ but the processes that lead to the decline of brain structures and function is unknown. To conduct an experiment on the ageing process‚ a group of scientists used Apolipoprotein E on mice. The question of the experiment is‚ “Does APOE Stabilization by exercise prevent Aging Neurovascular
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The first stage is normally stage which named as Mild Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s develops slowly. The first thing that damaged by Alzheimer’s is cerebral parts and it leads to problems in language and pronunciation. Usually Alzheimer’s infects people after sixty years old. In this stage‚ the patient starts to blame hard work. Mild Alzheimer’s patients often suffer depression. Alzheimer’s in first stage takes two to four years to develop to the next stage. The other thing that damaged by Alzheimer’s
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Every four seconds someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s currently the disease affects over fourty million people worldwide. Dr Alois Alzheimer was a German psychiatrist who first described the symptoms of Alzheimer’s in 1901 when he noticed a particular hospital patient had peculiar problems which were a difficulty in sleeping‚ disturbed memories‚ drastic changes to mood throughout the day and general confusion. When the patient passed away Dr Alzheimer was able to conduct an autopsy on the body
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Ani PC3 Q4 2013 Modern teenagers are given too much freedom In the past period‚ many children got less freedom from their guardians. When they we were free time‚ they had to help their guardians. However‚ at the present day‚ their parents give them much freedom. In this essay‚ the argument surrounding the advantages and disadvantages of giving them much freedom will be discussed. First‚ the advantage of giving much freedom to teenagers is less pressure. When the children begin
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