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    1 in every 3 seniors will develop some type of dementia and will die because of it. Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia affecting about 5 million people right now in the United States. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder, which is a term that describes progressive loss of function of neurons in the brain. The early symptoms are often confused for normal age related symptoms, such as memory loss, which is one of the main reasons there are such a low number of…

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    Dementia Case Studies

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    and function in their daily life, with memory loss being a common symptom (Alzheimer’s Assoication, 2014). The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, which makes up around 60% of cases, with vascular dementia (25%) and Lewy body dementia (15%) also being prominent causes of symptoms (Alzheimer’s Association, 2014). On a worldwide scale, the number of cases of dementia is around 37 million (Alzheimer’s Association, 2014). Dementia is primarily a disease of old age, with various…

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    Since Alzheimer’s disease (AD) was discovered, victims of the disease, family members, and physicians became curious to know more about this now well-known illness. It has inspired many to conduct research to better understand the disease, so this research sets out to examine the pathophysiology of AD. Through this research, the disease was found to be defined as a category of dementia and is analyzed in depth through the understanding of the causes of the disease and how it affects the human…

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    Mrs Moor Dementia Summary

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    Moore might be in the early stage of Alzheimer’s disease. The term dementia is commonly used to describe a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders associate with progressive cognitive decline (12). The common symptoms of dementia are “memory loss, mood change, impaired reasoning”, which eventually lead to impairment in regular daily activities (12).…

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    Cognitive and physical declines in old age is part of the physical deterioration of a person’s body. In aging there is a gradual deterioration of memory, eyesight, muscle mass, and hearing. Declines in both cognitive and physical limitations have been shown to increase the risk of disability and mortality; restricting one’s capability in carrying out daily duties effectively (Bishop et al., 2016). Physical health trajectory studies show that education was strongly related to the onset of…

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    Alzheimer's Music Therapy

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    Music Therapy in Alzheimer’s Treatment Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of Dementia, it’s a tragic disease that deteriorates memory, and causes issues with thinking and behavior. No cure has been found, but there have been multiple studies over how music eases the effects of this horrible disease. The majority of people suffering with Alzheimer’s disease show signs of psychiatric distress and in many cases a range of abnormal behavioral patterns can appear in the later stages of the…

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    Vascular dementia is defined by Zhong et al. (2016) as a general dementia caused by a series of cerebral vascular factors such as ischemic cerebral vascular disease. The dementia is very similar to Alzheimer’s disease and they share some symptoms such as impaired memory and cognitive function. Some of the non-cognitive symptoms of vascular dementia include tinnitus, sleeping disorder, numbness of the extremities, and emotion changes. Calabrese et al. (2016) believes there are two principal…

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    Parkinson's Vs Alzheimers

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    Parkinson’s Disease vs. Alzheimer’s Introduction The umbrella term of dementia has upscale of 7 million reported cases in the US a year, however, the symptoms of certain dementias can range from merely forgetfulness to unbearable tremors. To demonstrate the broad spectrum of dementia diseases, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s will be juxtaposed. Alzheimer’s disease is generally a memory disabling disease while Parkinson’s disease attacks motor skills. In the following pages an overview of dementia…

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    mental abilities that impact daily life. Diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Lewy body Dementia, Vascular Dementia, and Parkinson’s Disease, are a few examples of diseases that cause dementia. Education is key when finding out a loved one is diagnosed with a disease that causes dementia. This paper will discuss the diagnosis, symptoms, lifestyle changes that benefit the patient, and treatment for a few different diseases that cause dementia.…

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    exacerbations could be a major contribution to the excess cost. An association between rates of COPD exacerbations and the use of cholinesterase inhibitors was researched in a report entitled “COPD Exacerbation and Cholinesterase Therapy in Dementia Patients.” Thus, the rate of exacerbations in COPD patients could theoretically be reduced by measuring the risk-versus-benefit ratio of using cholinesterase inhibitors for concomitant Alzheimer’s disease. In the lungs, acetylcholine is…

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