Dementia with Lewy bodies

Richard McKearney Ms. De Luca-Hawk/Ms. Aubee Literature/Period A Robin Williams, Lewy Body Dementia, Depression, and Suicide On August 11, 2014, American actor and comedian, Robin Williams took his own life, he was 63 years old. Leaving the world devastated, saddened, confused and eagerly awaited the autopsy results. The question on everybody's mind was, why would this extremely gifted comedian and actor who won an oscar take his own life when he had so much to live for? In the weeks following…

associated with many different changes. One of the common diseases associates with aging is Alzheimer 's disease which is a type of dementia. Alzheimer 's disease accounts for most of the 70 percent of cases of dementia. The term dementia isn 't name for a specific disease. It is a general term that describes a varied range of symptoms. While the symptoms of dementia can vary greatly, at least two of the following major mental functions must be affected significantly such as mental ability,…

Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life (Alzheimer 's Association®, 2016). According to a study done at Erasmus University Medical School, the likelihood of dementia increases exponentially with age nearly one third of the population aged 85 and over has dementia (Ott et al., 1995). The most commonly heard of form of dementia is Alzheimer 's disease. And although this makes sense, considering it is the most common form, affecting…

are often the result of some form of dementia. Some of the major biological theories that can be applied to the dementia include the Wear and Tear, Error Accumulation, Somatic Mutation,and Free Radical theories. Application of the theories is key when determining…

Medical and Cognitive Approach to Treat DLB Patients Everyone in the present world must know that, there is no permanent cure for Dementia and its related brain disorders. The dementia with lewy bodies, patients may get wrong treatment due to lack of right clinical trials. When they are in above initial stage, a DLB patient may suffer from multiple Dementias. It is advisable to take the patient to a Neurologist for check up in the initial stage of any behavioral change or symptoms related to…

as a person who has dementia. When people first started to recognise dementia they called it senility and then later on the name changed to dementia (“Types of Dementia”). Many people believe that they understand the definition of dementia, but the definition they have been taught for a long time is actually wrong. Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a person who has trouble with carrying out everyday activities and has a hard time remembering people (Snow). Dementia is symptom of a…

types of dementia and common signs and symptoms Dementia is what’s known as an “irreversible brain disorder affecting different parts of the brain, causing an effect on a range of functions” Bartle (2007). Every from of dementia is a progressive condition, this means that the brain will become damaged more over time, this therefore means a person’s ability to remember, communicate and understand what goes on around them may will decline. When researches such as scientists look at dementia they…

October 10th, 2017 PSW 053 How Dementia with Lewy Bodies Can Affect the Family. 1) Joe has Dementia with Lewy Bodies and he also appears to show symptoms which is associated to Parkinson’s Disease because he has muscle tremors and difficulty walking. He also showing symptoms which appears to be associate with Alzheimer’s disease because the illness is affecting his cognitive abilities. Since Lewy bodies happen in Lewy body dementia and in Parkinson disease dementia, experts or of the opinion…

helped me work with dementia residents, and what challenges I faced during volunteer hours. I learned many things during service learning. I learned that dementia is not just a disease, but it’s a process. I got a chance to build close relationships with staffs, residents, and volunteer friends. I learned that dementia residents are just like human being. The degeneration of their brain makes them behave different than us. I learned many symptoms while working with dementia residents such as…

1.2 The areas of the brain that are affected by dementia are the frontal lobe, this is the section of the brain that controls our behaviour,movement, personality and our surroundings The parietal Lobe controls the language we use,recognition of places and people. Our occipital Lobe controls our eyesight and our ability to see, there is also the temporal lobe, that controls our speech , hearing and memory 1.3 Dementia often share the same symptoms as a person who is suffering from…