Cognitive Deficits: Types of Dementia Flashcards
subjective cognitive impairment (SCI)
someone feels like their memory is going but nothing comes up on tests
mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
lowest form of impairment
cognitive tests impaired
mild dementia
- can still dress themselves
- some level of supervision required
moderate dementia
- need help with ADLs
- serious memory issues
severe dementia
- nonverbal
- WC bound
- max assist
- tend to not recognize self
vascular dementia
- more abrupt onset usually
- memory loss less severe
- can occur with AD
risk factors for vascular dementia
HTN
smoking
artherosclerosis
affected brain areas for vascular dementia
medial temporal atrophy
cortical or subcortical lesions
clinical symptoms for vascular dementia
impaired attn, planning
difficulties with complex tasks
disorganized thoughts
dementia with lewy bodies
- hallucinations
- parkinsonism
- sleep disturbances
- autonomic symptoms
- fluctuating cog
which type of dementia can occur in conjuction with parkinsons disease
dementia with lewy bodies
affected brain areas with dementia with lewy bodies
- medial temporal lobe atrophy
- occipital
- substantia nigra
- limbic
- brainstem
- neocortex
frontotemporal dementia
- more common in younger 50-60
- memory intact in early stage
- significant changes in behavior and personality
- disinhibition and impulsiveness are common
affected brain areas with FTD
frontal and temporal lobes
alzheimers disease
- gradual loss of memory and function leading to total dependence on caregivers
- eventual inability to recognize family/friends/self
