Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by the term “dementia” The literal interpretation of the word ’dementia’ means deprived of mind. Is usually taken to mean mental deterioration or group of conditions/disorders of brain. Specific diseases eg Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Parkinson’s Disease‚ Cerebral Vascular e.g. stroke. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected
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Alzheimer’s and Dementia really the same thing? Aysha Culliver December 13‚ 2012 5th Period Woodward Purpose I often hear people say that a person suffering from Alzheimer’s is not the person they knew. I wander to myself. Who are they then? –Bob DeMarco. What is Alzheimer ’s disease? Alzheimer ’s disease is a disease that slowly and little by little destroys brain cells. It is neither transmittable nor contagious‚ but is the single most common cause of dementia. A condition that
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4222-237/DEM 201 Dementia Awareness Outcome 1 1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a long term condition that mainly affects people over the age of 65 although there are forms of dementia that can affect people younger than this. The term dementia covers a range of symptoms‚ the combination of which depends on the type of dementia and the parts of the brain that are affected. 2. Explain what the key functions of the brain are that are affected by dementia Frontal lobe –
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Challenges for professional care of advanced dementia The research purpose of this study was clear‚ as it was intended to report on the challenges for health professionals in caring for people with advanced dementia living in long term care facilities. This study used a qualitative methodology based on action research. “Action research collects information from key stakeholders and provides ongoing feedback to participants‚ thereby facilitating change that improves practice.” (Chang et al.‚ 2009
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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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Understanding Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Dealing with Dementia and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease through its three stages is often a daunting and distressing task. Most often relatives feel isolated and without help as if they were to be left alone‚ having no help to deal with the "unknown". They are also afraid of having to watch their loved ones become more and more distant‚ potentially losing a horrible battle with this disease. In order to help with this fear of the "unknown"
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Alzheimer’s dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by several brain abnormalities that are selective and only affect neurons in specific regions of the brain. This disease is characterized by a progressive decrease in neuronal activity and neuronal survival. Historically‚ researchers have used Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines to scan patients with Alzheimer’s disease and the unaffected old adults and then use supercomputers to create color-coded maps which revealed
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Music therapy in care for dementia Dementia is an extremely common disease among the elderly‚ with 4 million Americans currently suffering from the Alzheimer’s type alone. Figures show that 3% of people between the ages of 65-74 suffer from the disease‚ rapidly increasing to 19% for the 75-84 age bracket‚ and as high as 47% for the over 85s. Therefore‚ it is easy to see why Dementia is such a large part of many people’s lives‚ whether they are suffering from the condition themselves‚ or have
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once-whole person into a mere shell of what once existed is the main depiction behind Alzheimer’s Disease. This form of dementia is successful in slowly and painfully turning someone from active into a broken subconscious. A terrifying monster‚ Alzheimer’s Disease has signs and symptoms that can act as a warning for the affected – which includes the individual and their loved ones. Dementia is expected to increase significantly within the next twenty years and affect over eighty million individuals by the
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characterized by an abnormal accumulation of α-synuclein (-Syn) aggregates within neurons‚ nerve fibers‚ or glial cells are collectively referred to as α-synucleinopathies [1]. The three main types of α-synucleinopathies are Parkinson’s disease (PD)‚ dementia with Lewy bodies‚ and multiple system atrophy. These disorders impact mainly the elderly population‚ therefore causing serious personal and economic burden in our aging societies. Among them the most common disease is PD‚ which displays both sporadic
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