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What is Dementia?
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Change in cognition (orientation, problem solving, attention, etc.)
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When is diagnosed?
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By the time it's dx, about 10 yrs may have elapsed
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What is insidious onset?
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Dementia is marked with insidious onset...slow to come on; can't tell when it actually started.
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What is the progression?
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Slow, but progressive decline
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What areas have notable changes?
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Aphasia (- speaking)
Agnosia (- naming) Apraxia (- motor planning) |
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What are the other types of dementia?
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alzheimers (60% of dementia cases)
Other 40% fall under: Vascular dementia (etiology, stroke, TIA) AIDs dementia |
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How is the onset of delirium?
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Acute. Usually caused by something.
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What can cause delirium
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medications
trauma |
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Is delirium cured?
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Yes, if cause is found
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