Cognitive Pt 1 Flashcards
Difference in onset btw delirium and dementia
Delirium – rapid onset, specific cause (infection, medication) PREVENTABLE, short duration
Dementia - progressive, longer duration, and not preventable
Drugs linked to delirium
psychoactive agents, narcotics, anticholinergics
True or False
Depression commonly occurs with Alzheimer’s disease
True
Depression and Dementia similar features
apathy
loss of interest in activities
social withdrawal
isolation
trouble concentrating
impaired thinking
What is a risk factor for dementia
= depression
decreased cognitive reserve and anti-depressants may contribute
Amnestic dementia example and what it involves
memory loss
example: Alzheimer’s
Non amnestic example and what it involves
NO memory loss
example: Lewy Body Dementia
Vascular Dementia clinical symptoms ( 3)
- Impaired attention, planning
- Difficulties with complex activities
- Disorganized thought
Vascular dementia 2 common traits
- apathy
- mood changes
5 hallmark signs of Lewy Body dementia
- Complex visual hallucinations
- Parkinsonism
- Sleep disturbances
- Autonomic symptoms (i.e., hypotension)
- Fluctuating cognition
Vascular Dementia may occur with —–
alzheimer’s
Lewy Body Dementia may occur with ——
Parkinson’s disease
Frontotemporal dementia 4 characteristics
- younger ( 50 to 60 years old)
- memory intact ( early age)
- changes in behavior + personality
- Impulsiveness
Alzheimer’s disease 2 characteristics
- Gradual loss of memory and function leading to total dependence on caregivers
- Eventual inability to recognize family/friends/self
when do neurobiological changes occur with dementia
years before the onset
