Ageing, Dementia & Memory Rehabilitation - Claudia Metzler-Baddeley

Question 1

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List some facts about ageing and dementia.

Answer 1

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• 1 million people affected in the UK by 2025
• Annual cost £26.3 billion
• No treatments to stop,
slow or prevent

Question 2

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What are some common types of dementia in older people?

Answer 2

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• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Lewy body disease
• Vascular dementia
• Fronto- temporal dementia

Question 3

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List 8 symptoms for diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)

Answer 3

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1. Memory loss that disrupts daily life: e.g.forgetting recently learned information, important dates/events, repetitive questions
2. Challenges in planning & problem solving, poor judgement: e.g. keeping track of monthly bills, following a recipe
3. Difficulty completing familiar tasks:e.g.driving to a familiar location
4. Confusion with time and/or place: e.g.getting lost, losing track of date
5. Misplacing/losing things and trouble with retracing step
6. Language problems: e.g. word finding difficulties, writing
   problems
7. Withdrawal from social activities
8. Changes in mood and personality

Question 4

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read slide 7

Answer 4

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Question 5

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What happens to the brain in AD?

Answer 5

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see slide 9 + 10 + doc

Question 6

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read slide 11

Answer 6

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Question 7

How does normal ageing compared to Mild Cognitive Impairment affect limbic white matter?

Answer 7

FINISH THE NOTES, I DONT UNDERSTAND REST OF LECTURE ITSREALLY CONFUSING.