Parkinson's disease

different stages of our lives. One Age-related health concern that can affect older drivers is a decline in vision functionality. According, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), older adults are more likely to experience vision impairments due to having age-related eye diseases. Macular Degeneration is an age-related eye disease that damages sharp and central vision (www.cdc.gov). In California, to operate a vehicle, a central vision of 20/40 in both eyes with or without glasses…

What is dementia? Dementia describes a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain. It is not one specific disease. Dementia affects thinking, behaviour and the ability to perform everyday tasks. Brain function is affected enough to interfere with the person’s normal social or working life. Who gets dementia? Most people with dementia are older, but it is important to remember that not all older people get dementia. It is not a normal part of ageing. Dementia can…

large number of people and in the UK alone, 850,000 people have dementia and this number is on course to reach over 1 million within the next 10 years (“Facts on dementia”, 2015). By far the most common and well-known form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, which is particularly prevalent in those over the age of 65, nonetheless, dementia can also affect those who are younger and Harvey et al. (2003) estimated around 18,000 people under 65 with dementia in the UK. Causes Dementia is the name…

University of Oklahoma Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Cody Clay HES-1823-003 Professor Joshua Carr 23 November 2015 Cody Clay Professor Joshua Carr HES-1823-003 23 November 2015 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative, inevitably fatal brain disorder that eats away at the infected person’s brain and can have many different potential causes (NINDS). There are four types of CJD; Sporadic or Classical CJD, the most common form, which occurs for a still unknown reason,…

According to Lanzisera, thyroid disease affects four systems and two organs. The two organs affected are the thyroid gland and the adrenal gland. The thyroid gland operates the body’s metabolic rate. A patient with hyperthyroidism experiences excessive weight loss; however, patients with hypothyroidism gain weight. The adrenal gland is an essential part of the thyroid gland function. The four systems that are influenced by thyroid disease are the cardiovascular system, central nervous system,…

When does the change associated with Alzheimer’s disease become problematic? When the forgetfulness interferes with normal day to day activities What are those problematic changes? Causes change in memory, language, thought, navigation, behavior, personality/mood, planning and organizing Are the changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease occasional or consistent? Changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease is occasional because symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming…

develop dementia” (Goodwin,2015). Many people believe that Dementia is the same thing as Alzheimer’s disease, but they are wrong. There is much to learn about dementia in patients, such as its causes and familiar diseases, the symptoms and treatments associated, and most of all patient care. Dementia is a group of symptoms, not a disease. It is caused when the brain cells are damaged by disease such as Alzheimer’s and stroke.…

possible effects of dementia on an individual’s health and their quality of life. And finally give an assessment of the possible effects of different types of dementia on individuals and their families. What is dementia? Dementia is an illness or disease of the brain that includes memory loss and leads an individual to experience difficulties with thinking, problem solving and language. In the beginning the changes will be small and gradually become severe enough to affect an individual’s daily…

Alzheimer's Care and Dementia Care Dementia is a progressive cognitive impairment. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia in seniors (75 percent of cases), but it is not the only kind. Other forms of dementia include vascular dementia, which often follows a stroke; frontotemporal lobar degeneration and corticobasal degeneration, in which areas of the brain start to shrink; and Parkinson's disease dementia. While the causation and prognosis of each dementia type vary, one…

desiring but cannot receive. The magical drug used to “wake” them up, L-DOPA, only lasted for a short time, Oliver Sacks states in an online article what L-DOPA truly is, in early of 1967, a new drug was proclaimed for patients with conventional Parkinson's disease, a medication called L-DOPA it can modify chemicals in the brain called dopamine ─ dopamine is necessary for movement of the mind and body. But in that short time, moments of happiness, tranquility, and…