Mr Lusk is a seventy eight year old male who has been admitted to hospital because of wandering, Mr Lusk’ wife has reported progressive memory loss and an inability for him to perform daily tasks like shopping. Mr Lusk was given a mental status exam which did show problems with memory, insight, orientation, judgement and language skills which may help in the diagnosis of Dementia. This essay will define what Dementia is and also investigate the signs and symptoms that Mr Lusk has presented with and ways in which health organisations would be able to help Mr Lusk and his family deal with his illness. 1. Discuss the deficits Mr Lusk has presented with.
Derrick Rose leadership is taking his team to another level as far as winning games. He prepares and contributes his self to make sure his team wins. He leaves no stone unturned on the court. From being a young rookie point guard to winning MVP for being a leader for his team, it’s hard to say this only the beginning of his skills. Chris Paul however is all around point guard.
About 75% of people who are diagnosed with dementia will have either Alzheimer’s or vascular dementia, or a combination of the two. There less common forms of dementia include dementia with Lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia (Pick’s disease), Huntington’s disease, alcohol-related dementias, and HIV/AIDS-related dementia. Alzheimer’s usually affects the elderly population and is a degenerative neurogical disorder and genetic factors are considered the greatest factors in the development of the disease. This conditions begins gradually and worsens progressively over several years. It is caused by nerve cells dying in certain areas of the brain and the connections between the affected nerve cells deteriorate.
Nevertheless, I continued on with my dad’s support and mentoring to be the best player the Arkansas River Valley had ever laid eyes on. Now that I had my goal of becoming an NBA player in front of me, I wanted to know how to get there. I began by asking my dad questions about salary, work environment, would it be easy to grow as player and what type of education I would need. NBA Salary Expectations As I continued throughout junior high and High school, my attention was quickly drawn to the amount of money that professional players made for playing a sport they love. Salary expectations for this profession exceeded my wildest dreams and I couldn’t even begin to imagine what I could do if I made that kind of money.
Some research suggest that most people with one E3 gene and E4 gene will not get the disease Other researchers Shiver(2011) suggested that Alzheimer disease is not considered as a genetic disease because no single gene determines if an individual will develop the illness. However, genetics undoubtedly play a role in the disease because having a first degree relative with Alzheimer’s increase the risk of getting the
It’s expectable that most intelligent people would pass the exam without problems, but it’s a fact that precisely these people are the ones who have the less number of incidents related to alcohol consuming. Most people who do have problems with alcohol, are week to control themselves to avoid drinking when alcohol starts to cause them problems in their daily life, don’t like to think about their problems in order to find a proper solution for them. Most of them like easy ways
Understand the process and experience of dementia Definition of dementia is a syndrome usually of a chronic or progressive nature in which there is deterioration in cognitive function, thinking, orientation, comprehension, and calculation, learning capacity, language and judgement. Dementia is caused by damage in brain. The most common cause of dementia is called neurodegenerative diseases that include Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Huntington disease, Front temporal dementia and dementia with lewy bodies. With this disease the brain cell degenerate and die more quickly than normal ageing process, these decline a persons mental and some times physical abilities. The gradual changes and damage to the brain cells are caused by a build up of abnormal proteins in the brain.
It is important to encourage to maintain independence. Know the most common types of dementia and their causes. 3.1) The most common causes of dementia are neurodegenerative disease where the brain cells die more quickly than normal which leads to a decline in the persons mental and physical abilities. Dementia can be caused by strokes, brain damage, old age, or it can be hereditary. 3.2) Symptoms of Alzheimer’s; Becoming more confused and forgetful, Mood swings, Becoming withdrawn due to loss of confidence, Having difficulty completing every
UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE OF DEMENTIA Task A 1. For each of the following forms of dementia, describe: • How is the brain affected • The symptoms an individual might experience. Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disease. Most patients start exhibiting symptoms after they reach the age of 60. Alzheimer's disease affects the brain through exponentially greater cell death and tissue loss, resulting in a decreased brain size.
These traits include leadership, perseverance, commitment, and most important team work. I love playing basketball and from playing on recreational teams as a kid, to middle school, to high school and beyond I have learned a lot about basketball and life. I have played all over the state of Washington from Kent, my hometown, to Seattle and Spokane. I have played with some of the best players in Washington. And through it all my interest of the game has only increased.