Overview
The DSM-5 replaced the term "dementia" with what terms?
What are Major neurocognitive disorder and minor neurocognitive disorder?
The DSM-5-TR divides these disorders into Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal degeneration, Lewy body disease, vascular disease, traumatic brain injury, substance/medication use, HIV infection, prion disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and other medical conditions/multiple etiologies/unspecified etiology.
What is major neurocognitive disorder (formerly dementia)?
_______ - ______ dementia refers to a disorder with manifestations that go beyond the usual duration of intoxication and acute withdrawal from a substance capable of producing a neurocognitive impairment.
What is Substance-(or medication)-induced dementia?
New, nonsensical words.
What are neologisms?
One important element to consider when referring a client for therapy is the impact of dementia on __________!
What are caregivers.
A wide variety of disorders of cognitive functioning (memory, social skills, reasoning, and intellectual ability), formerly called dementia.
What is major neurocognitive disorder?
Inability to remember or use words correctly.
What is aphasia?
This type of dementia is often linked to a history of head trauma, particularly in athletes, and can present with mood swings and impulsive behavior.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBP) Dementia?
Involuntary writhing or jerking.
What is chorea?
This neurotransmitter is commonly deficient in individuals with Alzheimer's disease and is targeted by certain medications to help manage symptoms.
What is acetylcholine?
In addition to cognitive decline, this common physical symptom is often seen in later stages of dementia, where a person has difficulty with swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
To create fabricated or distorted memories.
What is to confabulate?
What type of dementia is based on changes in the blood supply to the brain and cerebrovascular disease? This type of dementia is associated with the progressive death of brain cells, often due to a history of strokes or vascular issues, leading to cognitive decline.
What is vascular dementia?
While clients who have Alzheimer’s disease struggle more with memory, clients who have _____ _____ disease have more impairments of attention, visuospatial abilities, and executive function. Because of the functional consequences of this disorder, the quality of life for clients who have this disease can be worse than that of clients who have Alzheimer’s disease.
What is Lewy Body Disease Dementia?
This class of drugs, including donepezil and rivastigmine, is commonly prescribed to slow the progression of symptoms in Alzheimer's disease.
What are cholinesterase inhibitors?
This type of dementia is the most common and is characterized by plaques and tangles in the brain.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
Inability to perform motor activities even though physical ability remains intact.
What is apraxia?
Usually, there is a causative genetic mutation from family history or genetic testing for _______ disease, and three of the following are present: evidence of memory and learning decline and at least one other cognitive domain decline; progressive decline in cognition; and no evidence of a mixed etiology.
What is Alzheimer's (Disease)?
Repeated behaviors without any purpose or function.
What are "stereotyped" behaviors?
This tool is commonly used to evaluate cognitive decline and includes questions on orientation, memory, and language skills, scoring from 0 to 30.
What is the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)?
Rapid onset of irritability, confusion, tremors, nausea, vomiting, and seizures caused by withdrawal from substances.
What are delirium tremens?
Tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability.
What is Parkinsonism?
Characterized by damage to the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, leading to changes in behavior, personality, and language skills, often occurring at a younger age than Alzheimer's disease. Characterized by the progressive loss of executive function, judgment, and changes in personality, often seen in younger adults.
What is Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)?
The nurse should distinguish between _______, which is treatable, and dementia, which is progressive when planning care.
What is delirium?
This disease, often associated with progressive cognitive decline and changes in behavior, is marked by both dementia and movement disorders similar to Parkinson's disease.
What is dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)?