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? is a progressive decline in memory and at least one other cognitive area in an alert person.
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dementia
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There is no change in ? with dementia.
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loc
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The majority of ? are irreversible.
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dementias
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Severe ? loss is not a normal part of growing older. Slight forgetfulness is a ? phenomenon of the aging process, but not memory loss that inrerferes with one's ?'s.
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memory,
common, ADL's |
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Many people who live to a very old age never experience significant ? loss or any othe symptom of dementia.
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memory
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? dementia is irreversible, progressive andnot secondary to any other disorder.
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Primary
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? dementia occurs as a result of some other pathological process e.g. metabolic, nutritional, or neurological. ? related dementia is an example os secondary dementia.
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Secondary,
AIDS |
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Secondary dementia can be caused by other things besideds AIDS like - ?, ? anemia, folic acid ?, and hypo-?
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encephalitis,
pernicious, deficiency, hypothyroidism |
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? syndrome is an example of a secondary dementia caused by ? deficiancy this is assoiciated with prolonged heavy alcohol ingestion.
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Korsakoff's,
thiamine(vitamin B₁) |
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Peripheral neuropathy, cerebellar ataxis, confabulation, and myopathy are markers for ?
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Korsakoff's syndrome
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The rate of Alzheimer's disease increases with ? After age 65 the number of people with AD doubles for every ? year interval.
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age,
5 |
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The most common form of dementia is ? and the second most common form is related to ? Other common causes of dementia are related to head ?, ? abuse, and ? disorders such as Parkinson's.
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Alzheimer's disease,
cerbrovascular disease, injuries, alcohol, movement |
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No one test is used to confirm the disease ? is still the gold standard for diagnosis. However ? of gross cortical atrophy is 80 to 90 percent accurate.
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autopsy,
neuroimaging |
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Live expectancy of pts with AD is ? - ? yrs.
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8-12
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AD pathology begins in the ? the part of the brain responsible for recent memory. Gradually it spreads into the ? cortex, the part of the brain responsible for problem solving.
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hippocampus,
cerebral |
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Family Hx has been shown to play a role in the development of ? e.g. ? -onset AD which occurs between the ages of 30-60yrs is inherited. A susceptiblility ? has been identified for late-onset AD as well.
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AD,
early, gene |
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Many experts claim that primary prevention should focus on certain risk factors, including ? disease, ?, smoking, type ? diabetes, and ?, all of the things that can cause vascular problems
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vascular,
hypertension, 2, hyperlipidemia |
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One cause of AD is believed to be caused by a deficiency in the neurotransmitter ?
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Acetylcholine
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Abnormal clusters of ?-? sheets which obstruct synapses, kill cells activate cells to trigger inflamation don't allow ? to leave the brain naturally.
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beta-amyloid,
aluminum |
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? proteins maintain alignment of parallel strands of protein that carry nutrients to cells, become twisted forming ? so the cellular tranport system collapses and then cells ?
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Tau,
tangles, die |
