mild & Major Neurocognitive Disorders Dementia

Question 1

What is dementia?

Answer 1

Progressive deterioration of cognitive functioning and global impairment of intellect

Question 2

Does dementia change a person consciousness?

Answer 2

Nope

Question 3

Patients who have dementia have problems or difficulty with? (3)

Answer 3

Memory
Problem solving
Complex attention

Question 4

What does mild neuro cognitive disorder mean?

Answer 4

Does not interfere with ADLS

Does not necessary progress

Question 5

What is major neurocognitive disorder?

Answer 5

Interferes with daily functioning and independence

Question 6

Notes
What are some major neuro cognitive disorders

Alzheimer’s disease
Frontoemporal dementia
Dementia with Lewy bodies
Vascular dementia
Traumatic brain injury

Substance induced dementia
HIV infection
Prion disease
Parkinson’s dissease
Huntington Disease