DEMENTIA Flashcards
(11 cards)
define dementia
a syndrome resulting from acquired brain disease characterized by a progressive decline in memory and other cognitive domains that, when severe enough, interferes with daily living and independent functioning
Prevalence/incidence of dementia
- 7th leading cause of death and one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people
- women are disproportionately affected by dementia
- Alzhiemer’s dementia
- vascular dementia
- other dementias
risk factors of vascular dementia
- diabetes
- hypertension
- dyslipidemia
- smoking
risk factors of dementia
- age
- hypertention
- diabetes
- being overweight or obese
- smoking
- drinking too much alcohol
- being physically inactive
- being socially isolated
- depression
signs and symptoms of dementia
- memory failure
- disorientation
- lapses in judgement
- difficulty performing activities of daily life
- difficulty performing mentally challenging tasks
- misplacing things
- apathy and loss of initiative
- changes in mood
causes of dementia
- alzheimer’s disease
- vascular pathology
- lewy body dementia
- frontotemporal lobar degeneration
- parkinson’s disease
- huntington’s disease
other causes
- wernicke-korsakoff syndrome secondary to chronic alcohol abuse
- TBI
- chronic traumatic encephalopathy due to repeated trauma
- multiple sclerosis
- HIV
types of dementia
- subcortical dementia
- cortical dementia
- mixed dementia
types of subcortical dementia
- parkinson’s disease
- huntington’s disease
- progressive supranuclear palsy
- human immunodeficiency virus encephalopathy
types of cortical dementia
- alzheimer’s disease
- pick’s disease
types of mixed dementia
- vascular dementia
- lewy body dementia
- frontotemporal dementia
assessment of dementia
rating scales
1. blessed dementia scales
2. global deterioration scale
3. clinical dementia rating
comprehensive test batteries
1. comprehensive test batteries
2. comprehension and retention of spoken language
3. speech production
