Week 12' Flashcards
What is delirium
decrease in cognition, memory, language for several hours in a day
what is major neurocognitive disorder
aka dementia- gradual decline in cognitive functions like memory, judgement, and other advanced processes
what is agnosia
inability to recognize and name objects
What is sundowner syndrome
neurocog patients who become more agitated later in the day
What is aphasia
difficulty with language
what is apraxia
impaired motor function
What is the order of decline in cog functions in alzeimers
memory, language, visuospatial function, executive function
What is the speed at which Alzheimer progresses
slow at the start and end and fast in middle stages
What is the cerebral reserve hypothesis
the more synapses a person has in their life, the more neural deaths that have to happen for cog deficients to appear
What is vascular neurocognitive disorder
loss of brain function due to block in blood flow to the brain
what is frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder
damage in the frontal or temporal lobe that causes deficiencies in behaviour or language
What is picks disease
has similar symptoms as Alzheimer but occurs earlier
what is lewy body disease
cog impairment from damaged brain cells
What is Parkinson’s disease
brain disorder affecting motor function associated with reduction of dopamine
What disease is associated with neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques in the brain
Alzheimer’s Disease
