Brief Overview Of Dementia Flashcards
Onset, course, duration, awareness, alertness, attention, orientation, working memory, episodic memory, thinking, perception, speech
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Onset?
A
Insidious 👻💀☠
2
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Course? Throughout the day?
A
Stable throughout the day
3
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Duration?
A
Months/years
4
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Awareness?
A
Clear
5
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Alertness?
A
Usually normal
6
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Attention?
A
Relatively unaffected
7
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Orientation?
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Impaired in later stages
8
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Working memory?
A
Normal in early stages
9
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Episodic memory?
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Impaired
10
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Thinking?
A
Impoverished
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Perception?
A
Absent in earlier stages, common later
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Speech?
A
Word finding difficulties
