Dementia

Question 0

symptoms

Answer 0

loss of memory, judgment, or reasoning
changes in mood, behaviour, or communication
inability to perform ADLs/IADLs

Question 1

what is dementia

Answer 1

decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life
overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms
gradual, progressive, irreversible cerebral functioning

Question 2

apraxia

Answer 2

loss of the ability to take purposeful action even when the muscles, senses, and vocabulary seem intact

Question 3

first and second most common types of dementia

Answer 3

Alzheimer’s: 80% of dementia

vascular dementia

Question 4

early cognitive changes

Answer 4

difficulty remembering appointments
difficulty recalling the names of friends and family
using the wrong work when talking
different behaviour

Question 5

types of dementia

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Alzheimer's
vascular
Lewy bodies disease
mixed
Parkinson's

Question 6

signs and symptoms

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gradual loss of memory
loss of sense of smell
inability to concentrate
impaired communication
loss coordination

Question 7

dementia behaviour

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agitation
aggression
screaming
cursing
wandering
hoarding

Question 8

dementia psychological behaviours

Answer 8

personify change
anxiety
depression
pathological crying 
hallucinations
delusions
apathy

Question 9

sundowning

Answer 9

aggression in late afternoon-evening

Question 10

differences between the symptoms of delirium and dementia

Answer 10

onset
attention
fluctuation