Dementia

Question 1

Dementia

Answer 1

A progressive and Irreversible loss of brain function

Question 2

Dementia - Alzheimer’s Disease

Answer 2

Most common form of Dementia
- Build up of proteins in and around brain cells. Thus inhibiting messages being transmitted between cells - leading to impaired brain function

Question 3

Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

Answer 3

• Memory Loss
• Impaired thinking skills
• Abnormal behaviours or emotions

Question 4

Vascular Dementia

Answer 4

Often resulted from a stoke, a reduced blood flow in the brain leading to less oxygen and nutrient uptake by brain cells. Thus cell functioning is impaired

Question 5

Symptoms of Vascular Dementia

Answer 5

Problems with:

• Attention
• Spatial awareness
• Planning
• Reasoning
• Judgement

Question 6

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Answer 6

Caused by proteins known as Lewy bodies inside the nerve cells of the brain which result in the degeneration or death of nerve cells

Question 7

Symptoms of Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Answer 7

• Visual Hallucinaions
• Attention problems
• Tremors
• Confusion

Question 8

Frontotemporal Dementia

Answer 8

Damage to the Frontal lobe and the Temporal lobe