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1
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what are neurocognitive disorders?

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a group of acquired disorders that indicate a decline in mental functioning

2
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Delirium

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temporary condition categorized by confusion and disorientation

3
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dementia

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progressive and degenerative condition marked by gradual and broad cognitive deterioration

4
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5 diagnostic criteria for delirium

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  1. disturbance in attention/awareness
  2. disturbance develops over a short period of time
  3. additional disturbance in cognition
  4. 1 and 3 are not better explained by another neurocognitive disorder
  5. evidence that disturbance is a consequence of medical condition/substance/withdrawal*
5
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acute

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lasting a few hours or days

6
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persistent

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lasting a few weeks or months

7
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MND 4 diagnostic criteria

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  1. significant cognitive decline
  2. deficits interfere in independence
  3. deficits don’t occur exclusively in a delirium
  4. deficits aren’t better explained by another disorder
8
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Is dementia a diagnosis in the DSM 5?

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no, now under major and mild neurocognitive disorders

9
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5 impairments of demenia

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  1. memory
  2. communication
  3. focus
  4. reasoning
  5. vision
10
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Causes of demenia

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neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques

11
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dementia pugilistica

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dementia due to repeated blows to the head

12
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what gene is a greater risk for dementia?

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APOE-4

13
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reisberg’s global deterioration scale

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7 stages from no impairment to very severe decline

14
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How can you treat Alzheimer’s?

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interventions, there’s no cure

15
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3 early stages of AD

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  1. irritability
  2. anxiety
  3. depression
16
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What do cholinesterase inhibitors do

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increase acetylcholine by preventing its breakdown (a chemical important for memory)