Dementia
The progressive or persistent loss of intellectual functioning.
What is Dementia?
A Neurocognitive disorder often marked by severe decline in memory and other cognitive functioning.
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Clusters of alpha-synuclein proteins that accumulate in the brain and may lead to dementia
What is Lewy Body?
A contributing factor to Vascular dementia or neurocognitive disorder caused by problems with blood vessels.
What is vascular disease?
A progressive neurological disorder marked by abnormal movements that may lead to a neurocognitive disorder.
What is Parkinson's disease?
Chronic, develop slowly, show a progressive course, are usually irreversible.
What are Cognitive deficits?
Alzheimer's Disease involves the slow progression of
What is Dementia?
Lewy bodies are accumulations of certain proteins in neurons that lead to
What is cell damage?
The most common blood vessel problem that leads to vascular-based neurocognitive disorder, sometimes called
What is a stroke?
Abnormal movements include resting tremors in which a person has uncontrollable had shaking or
What is "pit-rolling" behavior in fingers?
Dementia often occurs with and shares common etiologies such as general medical conditions, substance abuse, or a combination.
What is Delirium?
Prognosis of 5 to 9 years before
What is complete dependance?
This beloved actor was diagnosed posthumously; it significantly affected his cognitive and psychiatric symptoms before his death.
Who is Robin Williams?
What is Mixed dementia?
Diagnosed at 29, he's a global icon for Parkinson's advocacy, continuing to act and inspire through is foundation
Who is Michael J. Fox?
A mental disorder marked by severe problems in thinking and memory
Alzheimer's and Picks share the same main major characteristics, and are very hard to differentiate, only way to do so is by
What is Autopsy?
Also includes hallucinations, muscle tremors, and a more fluctuating course of symptoms.
What are key features?
From history, physical examination, and/or neuroimaging considered sufficient to account for neurocognitive deficits.
What is evidence of present cerebrovascular disease?
A person may have trouble processing what others say, thinking abstractly to understand something new, and integrating visual information for task like driving.
What is Advanced Parkinsons Disease?
A mental disorder marked by emerging problems in thinking and memory.
What is Mild Neurocognitive Disorder?
43% of Americans have Alzheimer's, they are between
what is 75-84 years old.
Lewy Bodies may contribute to 4 to 5 percent of
What are cases of Dementia?
Vascular dementia accounts for about 15% of all dementias, although many people with vascular-based neurocognitive disorder also have
What is Alzheimer's disease?
Occurs in 25 to 30 percent of those with Parkinson's Disease, especially in later stages.
What is Dementia?