Brindle - dementia

Question 1

What are the causes of dementia?

Answer 1

1) Alzheimer’s disease
2) Vascular dementia
3) Frontotemporal dementia
4) Lewy body dementia
5) Progressive supranuclear palsy
6) Huntington’s disease
7) Prion disease

Question 2

How do we medically manage dementia?

Answer 2

We look at:

1) memory disorder
2) Vascular risk factors
3) Agitation / aggression
4) wandering
5) depression
6) psychosis
7) sleep disturbance
8) Incontinence
9) legal capacity