One in fifty Canadian children have this disorder
What is Autism Spectrum disorder
This disorder includes severely impaired socialization and communication, restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, impairments present in early childhood: limit daily functioning.
What is autism spectrum disorder
People effected by this disorder show impaired consciousness and cognition. As well as confusion, disorientation, and an inability to focus
Delirium
This disorder is typically caused by multiple genes, typically an inhibition of dopamine genes as well as a reduction in volume of the cerebrum and cerebellum
ADHD
How would you treat someone with ADHD
world wide prevalence of this disorder is 5.3%
What is ADHD
This disorder includes Repetitive, nonfunctional motor behavior (e.g., body rocking, head banging) that interferes with normal activities or causes bodily harm. Typically it occurs with or without self injurious behaviour.
What is Stereotypical movement disorder
This disorder is characterized by blood vessel blockage that disrupts oxygen to the brain causing damage. This leads to cognitive disturbances and it has a sudden onset.
Vascular neurocognitive disorder
This disorder is often caused by age, sleep deprivation, excessive stress. For environmental factors, seniors room changes, absence of a clock, watch, reading glasses
Delirium
What are the goals of treatment for alzheimers?
Prevent certain conditions (substance abuse or strokes)
Delay onset of symptoms
Attempt to help individuals and caregivers to cope with the disorder
7% of Canadians over 65 have this disorder
Mild/ Major Neuro cognitive disorder
People with this disorder experience involuntary motor tics, as well as at least one vocal tic. These symptoms must be present for more than one year.
Whats Tourette's disorder / syndrome
This disease is characterized by microscopic deposits of a protein that damage brain cells over time. Some core features are a gradual impairment in alertness and attention as well as motor impairment similar to parkinsons.
What is Lewy Body Disease
This disorder is caused by a defective HTT gene of chromosome 4
Hunting tons
How successful is medicine based treatment for autism spectrum disorder?
10 % - 30% of those who come to acute care facilities have _____
What is Delirium
This disorder show volume reductions in the hippocampus and caudate nucleus. People generally show some level of intellectual disability and have characteristic facial features.
What is down syndrome/ trisomy 21
This disease is characterized by motor problems. People show lower levels of dopamine as well as slow body movements, tremors, and jerkiness in walking.
This disorder has evidence for genetic and psychosocial factors. Biologically an older person has a higher chance they have to give this to their child. They also have a less active fusiform gyrus and fewer neurons in the amygdala.
Autism spectrum disorder
How would you treat an individual suffering from social communication disorder?
You can try individualized social skills training
90% experience mild symptoms of this, with a general prevalence of 1-3%
intellectual disability.
People with this disorder show persistent difficulties with social aspects of verbal and non verbal communication. This disorder was also added in the DSM - 5
Social communication disorder
This disease affects motor movement in the form of chorea - involuntary limb movements. Its caused by a defective HTT gene of chromosome 4
What is huntingtons disease
This disorder is caused by a family history or a middle ear infection
How would you treat individuals with language disorder?
Speech and language therapy
Psychological therapy (emotional/ behavioural problems which may cause the language deficit)