Donepezil

Introduction Nation wide there are around fifty-million people who are diagnose with dementia, and the numbers are rising making this one of the biggest global health phenomenon facing our world today (Sommerlad, 2017). According to our textbook Foundation of Behavioral Neuroscience Alzheimer’s occurs approximately ten percent of the population all above the age of sixty-five and a staggering fifty percent of people the age of eighty-five (Carlson, 2017). Although, this is a rising concern,…

NEUROSARCODOSIS PRESENTING AS RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE DEMENTIA: A CASE REPORT ABSTRACT: We report a case of neurosarcoidosis in a patient presenting with rapidly progressive dementia and intermittent delirium. Sarcoidosis with neurologic involvement is rare, and typically does not manifest with psychiatric or cognitive symptomatology. The most common presentation of neurosarcoidosis is facial neuropathy, followed by meningoencephalitis. This patient exhibited accelerated mental…

1. An aura is typically a short period of sensory disturbance (e.g. a bright light) which signals that ___________ will soon occur. a. Migraine episode b. Seizure episode c. Hallucination episode d. All of the above e. A and B only 2. ____________ is the human form of mad cow disease which is caused by the consumption of contaminated beef from cattle. a. Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease b. Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease c. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease d. Sporadic…

Hispanics, and other minorities had significantly higher instances of EOAD. A higher percentage of the LOAD group reported a family history of the disease and of other heart related issues. This group also appeared to use more risperidone and donepezil. On the other hand, early-onset Alzheimer’s “occurs independently of hypertension, stroke and atrial fibrillation” (4). Early-onset patients are however have a higher chance later in life to suffer from depression or anxiety…

1) When suspected of having Alzheimer 's disease you must go get evaluated by a physician. They professional will run diagnostic test to know whether they have a diagnosis of Alzheimer 's or not. It is to be noted that to officially know if a patient has Alzheimer 's is to run a brain autopsy on the patient. The examiner will look at brain tissue see if plaque and tangles exist in the brain. It is after this we can officially know if a person has the disease or not after they are dead. 2) The…

When I was around the age of ten, my great grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer 's disease. I began to slowly see a change in her actions. She began to slowly lose her memory. It could be anything from forgetting to put more bubble gum into her purse to forgetting where she was. Things progressed and she began to forget who her children were and she would wonder out of the house to try and get “home.” Her progression of Alzheimer 's lasted around six years, and throughout the six years she…

Pharmacology Research Assignment Part A Mary’s Conditions Clear, concise description of each condition at a pathophysiological level (2 each) Signs and symptoms that would be seen clinically (1 each) State which meds are taken for each condition (1 each) Explanation of how the drug relieves the symptoms of each condition at a physiological level (2 each) Comments/Mark hypertension a sustained, raised blood pressure over more than one reading (equal to or greater than 140/90 mm Hg (Lewis, 2014…

This case study is about a 78 yr. old man who is a resident in an extended facility named Greg Jones. He was diagnosed for Dementia-Alzheimer’s disease. He smoked 2 packed of cigarettes for the last 30 years and was currently diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. His daughter who visits him every Friday, expressed her concern that her father’s dementia is getting worse. Mr. Jones has two chronic diseases, first is the Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia which is a complex and…

The onset of the disease is slow, but gradually over time it becomes more aggressive and harmful to the person's health. At first the person will experience short-term memory loss which results in the forgetting of simple daily activities. For example, the persons might forget to take his or hers daily medicine. Also during this stage mild personality changes may occur, along with withdrawal from social interaction. The person will also experience memory loss that could affect their job, and the…

course of the disease (Advokat et al., 2014). Some of the drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease focus on inhibiting the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine in the synapse called acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors (Advokat et al., 2014). Donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine are examples of acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors (AChE-Is) that are currently prescribed to patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (Hansen et al., 2008). Side effects associated with these AChE-Is include…