Ch 15: Neurocognitive Disorders Flashcards
When do NC disroders develop?
Later on in life
What are the two classes of cognitive disorders?
Delirium and mild/major NC disorder
Delerium
Reduced clarity of conciousness and cognition,deficits in memory and kanguage
Which groups are delerium most prevalent?
Older adults, people undergoing medical procedures, cancer patients, and AIDS
Symptoms of delerium last a long time
False, they are temporary
DSM 5 for delerium
Treatment for delerium
Identifying underlying cause
Withdrawal: antipsychotics (haloperidol)
Infection:medical intervention
What is the first line of treatment of those with delerium?
Psychosocial intervention (family, familiar items)
Neurcognitive disorder has a … onset, while delrium is…
Gradual, acute
Agnosia
Inability to recognize and name objects
What percentage if people who are 100 and older showed signs if neurocognitive disorder?
100%
Why is the number of alzheimer cases increasing?
People more people are living longer
Neurocognitive disorder is most prevalent amongst…?
Women
65% of neurcognitive disorders follow what disorder in etiology?
Alzhemiers
Alzheimers Disease
Disease of the cerebral cortex
Discovered by Alois Alzheimer
Sundowner syndrome
Difficulties in alzheimer that become worse when the sun goes down
Apraxia
Impaired motor functioning
What marker in the spinal fluid can signal A.D?
Beta amyloid
What deteriotion of function is used to diagnose AD?
Memory, language, visuospatial function, executive function
Cognitive reserve theory
The more synapses you develop throuhgout life, the longer it takes fkr dementia to become obvious
Vascular neurocognitive disorder
Brain disorder caused by a stroke
Vascular NC disorder coccurs more commonly in…
Men
Parkinsons disease
Affects motor function, reduction in dopamine
What genes are linked to Alzhemiers?
Genes on chromosomes 1, 12, 14, 19, and 21
