Behaviour in Dementia and Appropriate Dealing
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BEHAVIOUR IN DEMENTIA AND APPROPRIATE DEALING
1.What is Dementia?
2.Couses and diagnose of Dementia.
3.Dealing and prevention.
4.References.
The term ‘dementia’ is often misunderstood. This is not a disease or illness in itself, it is use to describe arrange of signs and symptoms which involve a progressive decline in a person’s mental abilities, namely the ability to remember, make rational judgements and communicate. This decline is the result of damage causes to the brain by specific diseases:
-Alzheimer’s disease,
-Vascular dementia,
-Dementia with Lewy bodies,
-Fronto-temporal dementia,
-Korsakoff’s syndrome and other.
Diagnosing dementia is often difficult, particularly in the early stages. A definite diagnosis of the causes of dementia may only be confirmed at post mortem or in very rare instances, through a brain biopsy.
The GP is the first person to consult. The GP may refer the person being diagnosed to a specialist consultant.
Assessment can include conversations with the person being diagnosed and those close to them, a physical examination, memory testes an/ or brain scans.
The Mini Mental State Examination( MMSE) is the most commonly used for complaints of memory problems or when a diagnosis of dementia is being considered. Becaming forgetful does not necessarily mean that you have dementia. Memory loss can be an effect of ageing. It can also be a symptom of stress or depression. In rare cases dementia-like symptoms can be caused by vitamin deficiencies and/ or a brain tumor.
Dementia is progressive and degenerative- meaning the symptoms will gradually get worse. As more and more brain cells are damaged or die, the more difficult day-to day life becomes for the person with a dementia.
What are the symptoms of dementia?
1. Memory loss- is the most common...
1.What is Dementia?
2.Couses and diagnose of Dementia.
3.Dealing and prevention.
4.References.
The term ‘dementia’ is often misunderstood. This is not a disease or illness in itself, it is use to describe arrange of signs and symptoms which involve a progressive decline in a person’s mental abilities, namely the ability to remember, make rational judgements and communicate. This decline is the result of damage causes to the brain by specific diseases:
-Alzheimer’s disease,
-Vascular dementia,
-Dementia with Lewy bodies,
-Fronto-temporal dementia,
-Korsakoff’s syndrome and other.
Diagnosing dementia is often difficult, particularly in the early stages. A definite diagnosis of the causes of dementia may only be confirmed at post mortem or in very rare instances, through a brain biopsy.
The GP is the first person to consult. The GP may refer the person being diagnosed to a specialist consultant.
Assessment can include conversations with the person being diagnosed and those close to them, a physical examination, memory testes an/ or brain scans.
The Mini Mental State Examination( MMSE) is the most commonly used for complaints of memory problems or when a diagnosis of dementia is being considered. Becaming forgetful does not necessarily mean that you have dementia. Memory loss can be an effect of ageing. It can also be a symptom of stress or depression. In rare cases dementia-like symptoms can be caused by vitamin deficiencies and/ or a brain tumor.
Dementia is progressive and degenerative- meaning the symptoms will gradually get worse. As more and more brain cells are damaged or die, the more difficult day-to day life becomes for the person with a dementia.
What are the symptoms of dementia?
1. Memory loss- is the most common...