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Confusion |
Impairment of mental function, means poor judgement, impaired memory, and disorientation to time, place , situation or person. |
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AD |
Alzheimer's Disease. |
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Delerium |
a mental disturbance, usually temporary, marked by wandering speech, delusions, excitement, and at times, hallucinations
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Dementia |
Group of symptoms , not an official disease. organic loss of intellectual function, formerly referred to as organic brain syndrome or senility |
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MCI |
Mild Cognitive Impairment, transitional stage of mental impairment. More serious cognitive changes than are associated with normal aging, but not the serious memory losses of dementias such as in AD |
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amnestic MCI |
MCI that significantly affects memory |
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nonamnestic MCI |
MCI that does not affect memory |
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psudodementia |
term used to describe a condition in which a person has the appearance of dementia, but whose confusion results from depression. |
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FTD |
Frontotemporal Dementia:
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HD |
Huntington's Disease: |
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Agnosia |
inability to recognize objects or persons via auditory, visual, or tactile sensations |
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Akinesia |
difficulty moving; may be complete or partial loss of muscle movement |
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Aphagia |
difficulty with or unable to swallow |
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Apraxia |
inability to perform purposeful movements or to use objects properly |
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compulsions |
repetitive behaviors |
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confabulation |
fabricating details of events to cover up lack of memory |
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delusional |
fearful; has false beliefs |
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dysphasia |
difficulty swallowing or chewing |
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emotional liability |
sudden, unexplained, or unexpected mood shifts |
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stop |
Suspicions, depressed, not trusting others |
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paranoid |
suspicious, depressed, not trusting others |
