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progression. Alzheimer’s disease is related to dementia; however, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease having similarities and differences. Many people believe they are the same, yet they have different symptoms, treatments, amounts of people who have it, etc. It is vital for society to get rid of their misunderstandings on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia; therefore, it is important for them to know the differences between the two and how to prevent it.Dementia is “a general term for a decline in mental

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older people is dementia. Dementia is a syndrome (a group of related symptoms) associated with an ongoing decline of the brain and its abilities (1). It describes a set of symptoms that result in different types and treatments.

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According to WebMD, “dementia is a syndrome that involves a significant global loss of cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, language, logical reasoning, and problem solving severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning.” There is three forms of dementia and many causes to them. There is Alzheimer’s Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, and Vascular Dementia , and dementia associated with Parkinson’s Disease. There is a one percent of adults at the age of 60 that have been

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Alzheimer’s and dementia are often thought of as an old age disease. Although the most commons risk factor is age but it is not the only one. Most majority of individuals do develop symptoms as elderly, but individuals that develop onset symptoms at a younger age, below 65 are said to develop early onset dementia (Lambert, M. A., Bickel, H., Prince, M., Fratiglioni, L., Von Strauss, E., Frydecka, D., & ... Reynish, E. L., 2014). Many researchers have conducted studies on the impact of cognitive

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Dementia and The Ethics of Tracking: A Practical PerspectiveThis Blog and Its GoalThe focus of this blog entry (and indeed my own area of preparation for the seminar) will be electronic tracking. I hope to examine some of the measured benefits of such technology, and address some of the more ethical issues surrounding the topic- particularly the balance between practical benefit and theoretical loss of liberty.To this end, I intend to use the hypothetical example of my grandpa. My grandpa

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types of dementia, each one different in its own way. Alzheimers: Alzheimers is the cause to 60% - 80% of dementia cases. It creates hallmark abnormalities (They are deposits of the protein beta amyloid and the twisted strands of the protein tau.). Theres also evidence of nerve cell damage and death in areas of the brain. Vascular Dementia: Also known as multi-infarct and post-stroke dementia. Brain imaging mostly can detect blood vessel problems involved with vascular dementia.

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Dementia is a group of conditions characterized by impairment of at least two brain functions, such as memory loss and judgment. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. Dementia and Alzheimer’s patients struggle with activities of daily living, such as maintaining a schedule or managing money, managing medications these may be risk for people who live alone or may have to take medication without a provider, driving, preparing food, they may

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Dementia is a group of symptoms caused by other disorders that affect a person’s cognition, it affects short and long-term memory that results in impaired judgment, personality changes and problem solving abilities (Wagner, Johnson & Kidd, 2013). Changes in personality and judgement can lead to agitation and aggression in these patients. One of the reasons patients present in health care facilities is related to the caregiver being unable to handle these type of behaviors (Ballard, Corbett, Chitramohan

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I think there are many reasons the early onset of symptoms of dementia are missed or misdiagnosed as other diseases. It could be that the spouse has noticed the change, but is inadvertently covering for them so others do not notice the symptoms to the full extent. Another reason could be the families does not understand that symptoms like forgetting where they put things, or having trouble finding words could be passed off as “old age”. Withdrawing from family and friends, anxiety, cognitive impairment

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Dementia is a general term that describes when a person's mental ability suffers a sharp decline. This is often enough to cause the person struggles in their daily life. Visiting Angels in Chattanooga, TN offers dementia care for seniors who have developed memory problems and related symptoms that could cause them to become hurt or confused in their own home when left alone. There are numerous symptoms of dementia that can vary from senior to senior. Dementia care could be necessary if you notice

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