Alzheimer's disease

Some people, when they reach a certain age, start to become forgetful. One must wonder, is this normal behavior or the start of an illness that later, might become long term. Memory problems can be freighting. When do you seek help? I’m sure many elderly people are forgetful at times, and may think it’s nothing. If they can perform the basic activities of daily living and procedural skills with no issues, then forgetting a little here and there can’t possibly be that bad. Well, I pray that no…

I.The documentary “Alive Inside” is the story of how music impacts people in nursing homes with Dementia. The journey of Dan Cohen, as he tries to bring the joy of music to as many people as he can, is recorded by the talented Michael Rossato-Bennett, who travels with him since the first day they met. Dan goes to different Nursing Homes to try and help elders remember who they once were and become one with themselves again. Patients with severe Dementia are featured and you can see the change…

training and experience needed to care for that population holistically. This paper centers on: the progressive changes that occur with dementia especially for individuals with Down Syndrome (DS); the various types of dementia and a focus on Alzheimer’s disease (AD); assessments specifically for the IDD population; and the importance of creating a support system for the individual their advocates; most importantly the need for an interdisciplinary team to have the necessary tools to provide the…

Dementia is derived from the late 18th Century Latin, that simply translates to “out of one’s mind” (“Definition”, 2016). It is described as a group of symptoms that impair thinking, memories and reasoning (“ Disorder”, 2013). It is not an actual disease, as it is now classified as Neurocognitive disorder. It can range from minor to major, depending on the severity of the cognitive decline (“Dementia”, 2016). The impact of this disorder can be witnessed in the patient as their cognition…

her baby to all the staffs and me. She would say “Where is my baby? Or “Where is my little boy?” to everyone. As a result, some staff would bring out a baby doll and carry it to her and she would say “Thank You for bringing my child”. When she has this doll, she treats it like a real baby. She would play with it, talk to it, rock it, and try to carry it everywhere she goes. When Jane has this baby dolls she become really happy and seem to be enjoying life. For instance, she would talk baby…

(2006); Lambert et al. (2014); Ray, S. & Davidson, S. (2014), the following are the types of dementia: Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular Dementia, Lewy body dementia and Frontotemporal dementia. The most common symptoms include: memory loss, confusion, mood and personality changes, problems with planning and doing tasks in the right order. Dementia is diagnosed when…

difficulty in the early stages of Alzheimer 's because it was getting hard for her to accept that she was going through the disease. Alice built her reputation on her knowledge, everyone who knew her would acknowledge her vast curriculum of academic achievements. Alice could begin to feel all of the changes going on in her brain. On the other hand, the middle to late stages of Alzheimer’s were most difficult for her family to cope with because they realized there was nothing they could do to…

The aging brain goes through a multitude of alterations in neuronal functioning which in turn results in the worsening in motor and cognitive abilities (Willis et al., 2008). Dementia, more specifically, Alzheimer’s disease results in the deterioration of language, memory and the ability to reason in aging individuals over the course of 5 to 20 years (Muthaiyah et al., 2014). The changes that occur neuropathologically with AD evolve before symptoms are shown in individuals who are affected…

difficult physical and mental health problems arise. Among those issues are diseases such as arthritis, dementia, and osteoporosis. In particular, Dementia is a syndrome that results in the loss of memory and other intellectual capabilities occurring most often as one ages, “affecting 1.4 million people and their families” (LBD Association). Lewy Body Dementia is the second most common type of dementia following Alzheimer's. The disease causes degeneration of the brain thus resulting in a…

INTRODUCTION Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory loss and dementia. The neurodegeneration is due to a formation of amyloid platelets in the brain that interrupt the normal function of it. It worsen with the pass of years and is mostly suffered by older people (Reece et al. 2014). The platelets composed by Amyloid; a harmful insoluble protein fibril which is produced by Amyloid precursor protein (APP). APP is processed in the membrane of neurons…