Dementia Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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Define dementia
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Progressive deterioration in intellectual functions, judgment, thinking, visuospatial skills, constructional abilities, language, memory, emotions, and behavior (personality)
2
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Facts about DAT and neuropathology
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- most common form of dementia
- more women than men are affected
Neuropathology:
- neurofibrillary tangles
- neuritic plaques
- neuronal loss
- neurochemical changes
3
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PD dementia speech and language problems
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- reduced volume
- monopitch/monoloudness
- dysarthric speech
- apathy, confusion, hallucination, delirium
4
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Assessment of dementia
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- case hx
- clinical examination
- neurological assessment
- communication assessment
- assessment of intellectual functions
5
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In assessing dementia, the following skills are typically sampled:
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- awareness and orientation to surroundings
- mood and affect
- speech and language
- memory and other cognitive functions
- abnormal thinking
- visuospatial skills
6
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the main clinical concern is to offer intervention that will
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help slow the progression of dementia, sustain communication and other skills to the extent possible, and improve daily communication and living skills
7
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ways to manage daily activities, memory, and communication skills
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- establish simple routine
- always keep phone numbers and possessions in a specific place
- always carry a card or wear a bracelet with names, addresses, and phone numbers of caregivers
- write down important info when memory begins to fail
8
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cognitive training
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improves attention, memory, and executive functions
