Less commonly, a non-degenerative condition may have secondary effects on brain cells, which may or may not be reversible if the condition is treated. The causes of dementia depend on the age at which symptoms begin. In the elderly population, a large majority of cases of dementia are caused by Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia or both. It is rare to have dementia in young people 1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia. The memory impairment may result in lack of attention, forgetting language, forgetting names and identity of friends and relatives and lose of ability to solve problems.
Dementia which begins gradually and worsens progressively over several years is usually caused by neurodegenerative disease that is, by conditions affecting only or primarily the neurons of the brain and causing gradual but irreversible loss of function of these cells. Less commonly, a non-degenerative condition may have secondary effects on brain cells, which may or may not be reversible if the condition is treated. The causes of dementia depend on the age at which symptoms begin. In the elderly population, a large majority of cases of dementia are caused by Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia or both. It is rare to have dementia in young people 1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia.
(CT238.4] Understand factors relating to an individual’s experience of dementia )4.1 Describe how different individuals may experience living with dementia depending on age, type of dementia, and level of ability and disability Depending on the form of dementia people's ability and disability will will be different. People with dementia may not necessarily always be forgetful, for example an individual with Fronto-temporal dementia may be less forgetful than a person suffering from Alzheimer disease. Their memory may remain intact but their personality and behaviour could be noticeably changed. Dementia with Lewy bodies interrupts the brain's normal functioning and affect the person's memory, concentration and speech skills. It has similar symptoms to Parkinson's disease such as tremors, slowness of movement and speech difficulties.
Dementia is a collection of symptoms including memory loss, personality change, and impaired intellectual functions resulting from disease or trauma to the brain. These changes are not part of normal aging and are severe enough to impact daily living, independence, and relationships. There will likely be noticeable decline in communication, learning, remembering, and problem solving. These changes may occur quickly or very slowly over time. Common signs and symptoms of dementia include: * Memory loss * Impaired judgment
Vascular dementia This is the second most common type of dementia and occurs after a significant vascular event for example a stroke. Symptoms of this are very similar to Alzheimer’s although the memory might not be so greatly affected, the ability to perform tasks already learnt by the individual, may be lost, they may have problems with planning ahead, because of this the individual can show signs of apathy and depression. Dementia with Lewy Bodies The level of decline in an individual with DLB is very similar to Alzheimer’s; they may have problems with memory, judgement and behavioural
When the cells are damaged in a certain region of the brain, that region is unable to function normally. Different types of dementia are associated with particular types of cell damage in the different regions of the brain. 1.2 The types of memory impairments that people with dementia commonly experience are short term memory, forgetting names, people and places. Poor concentration, forgetting common facts, becoming disorientated, confusion within new surroundings, difficulty learning new skills and retaining new skills. Dementia suffers even become unable to recognise familiar people, and even themselves in a mirror as they are unable to grasps that both their loved ones and themselves have aged, also they forget times, dates and years and can even forget they have eaten.
· What are the common signs and symptoms of dementia? · How can the media and historical views of dementia impact how people see individuals living with dementia today? · What are the misconceptions of dementia and people living with dementia? · What support can carers in the NHS provide for individuals living with dementia and what else can they do in the trust to help develop their care? · Are people living with dementia employed?
As nuclear families replace extended families in industrial societies, older people no longer reside with their adult children. The role of the elderly in retaining and disseminating information has diminished in industrial societies. The elderly have lost much of their economic power. Sociologist Donald O. Cowgill has hypothesized that: a. The status and role of the elderly in the future will increase because the birthrate has dropped to an all-time low.
Alzheimers begins with the deterioration of certain areas in the brain. The outcomes from that are the loss cognitive and physical attributes that will slowly lead to the patient’s passing. Alzheimers is a disease and is not a normal part of the aging process. Alzheimers usually appears in the age group of sixty and older. It is a “neurodegenerative disease” (Ignatavicius, Workman), which is the deterioration of the brain.
Age Group: 65-75 Environment: Home Alzheimer’s Disease is a progressive disease, meaning memory loss is mild in the beginning, but it worsens over time to the extent that individuals are unable to have conversations or respond to their surroundings. A group of brain disorders that causes the loss of intellectual and social skills brain cells degenerate and die causing a steady decline in the memory and mental function. The likelihood of having Alzheimer’s increases tremendously after the age of 70. There are no genetic risk factors and Alzheimer’s disease is more prevalent in African Americans and Hispanics. Some of the problems of this disease is: Memory lapses ADL’s Medication management Social participation Inability to remember recent