Dementia Case Summary

Literature Review: The Effectiveness of the use of Sensory Therapy for Elderly Adults Diagnosed with Dementia.

There are many reasons that Mrs. Yowell may have impaired mental functioning (see Table 1). The first and easiest reason to rule out would be a urinary tract infection (UTI). A urine sample can show if there are white blood cells (indicating infection) present in the urine. The increased levels of bacteria in an elderly person’s body can cause toxicity which leads to the altered mental status (Midthun, 2004). Most noted changes are confusion, agitation and lethargy.

Dementia is a term used to describe symptoms associated with decline in memory or other

Dementia is a syndrome, which is usually of a chronic or progressive nature, which causes deterioration in cognitive function. It goes beyond what is expected from normal aging. It causes changes in what you remember, like appointments, or phone numbers. It may cause you to get lost in a familiar setting like driving to the grocery store. You may not be able to balance your checkbook or add up your points in a card game. Communication becomes difficult; as you cannot find the words you want to say. Your personality may change, you may become paranoid, be crabby or short tempered, and you may say or do inappropriate things or laugh when nothing is funny. Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people

Dementia originated from the Latin language meaning ‘mind gone’. The course of the disease declines to the last stage and the person will forget majority of his or her memory. The patient will go about his or her normal ways during the first stage of dementia; eyes and mind are clear. During the beginning of the last stage, the patient will depend on the caretaker for his or her needs and will not recall the things he or she has learned. In the last phase of the last stage, the patient will be “born again”, meaning he or she will derive from the end of his life to the beginning. Similar to the Alzheimer’s disease, the nerve cells in the brain become short. The brain will not function properly because of the shrinkage of the nerve cells, but

Older people are said to be a vulnerable group in society and it is notable that those with dementia are at a significant increase torisk of abuse, (see Manthorpe, et al 2005). The author of this paper spent her placement in an adult social work team for a local authority, for people age 65 years and over. It soon became apparent that different types of dementia seemed to permeate the caseload. The cases were initially referred to social services due to challenges faced by a person to maintain daily

Advanced dementia can be seen as a deadly illness in itself or as a symptom involved in the human ageing process. A study proposed that a more beneficial way to approach the treatment for advanced dementia was to treat it as a terminal illness. People who have had advanced dementia experienced symptoms similar to those who were dying of terminal conditions, like cancer. Common symptoms include pain, agitation, and shortness of breath. It is said that three common immediate causes of death are from a fever, eating problems, or from pneumonia. A researcher from the Indiana University center for Aging Research, Greg Sachs, notes that the hospitalized patients with advanced dementia have

“The concept of dementia has been around since early civilizations. Ancient philosophers viewed mental decay as a normal part of ageing. The prevalence and study of dementia increased as the lifespan of humans extended. In the late 1800s, with advancements in medicine and the ability to look inside the brain, the medical community realized that diseases could cause this deterioration. The most common dementia was named, in 1910, after Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist.

Over three million people every year are diagnosed with a group of conditions, called dementia. Dementia is not a disease itself, but instead is a term that is used to describe a range of symptoms. Actual diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and strokes, can cause dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause for dementia; it accounts for sixty to eighty percent of all dementia cases. Incorrectly, dementia is sometimes called “senility.” This is incorrect because the term “senility” portrays dementia and its symptoms as normal signs of aging, which is not the case.

People with dementia don’t know what they want or can’t communicate what they want Dementia is a natural part of aging Once you have dementia there is nothing you can do Only the elderly get dementia People with dementia can’t understand what’s going on I should correct what a dementia sufferer says when they are wrong There is nothing I can do to lower my risk of dementia

Nicole, I too am fascinated with how the brain differs in patients with Dementias. I am also curious about comparing the brains of those people who have suffered many concussions, those with dementias/AD and those healthy brains. If I had the opportunity I would like to observe a medical examination of brains from decceased with all 3 differences. I do not mean to be morbid, but I feel that would be very interesting. Research sometimes comes in very uncomfortable situations and forms .

People suffer from different kinds of Amnesia. Amnesia makes a person lose memory. Gives the possibility of waking up the next day not being able to remember what you did the day before. Dementia is one of the serious cases. Dementia is a mental disorder in which severe forgetfulness, mental confusion, and mood swings are the primary symptoms.

I had done some searching for a topic and found one on CNN news. I chose the topic: Dementia. The definition of dementia is; a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. It is not a specific disease because it varies a wide range of symptoms that deals with daily thinking or ability to do things with daily living. Alzheimer's is a part of dementia and accounts for 60 - 80 percent of cases. Vascular dementia is the second leading cause of dementia which occurs after a stroke. There are many other conditions of dementia which can be reversible, such as thyroid problems and vitamin deficiencies. People with dementia have a

Dementia is a degenerative condition caused by brain damage or disease. It may cause a series of influences, such as memory loss, cognitive impairment, inability of communication, and so on. People with dementia probably change their character from they used to have, and even get symptoms of illusions. Depend on different circumstance and course of disease, there may be many kinds of care-related problems. This study develops a guidance platform for the non-professional caregivers based on text classification using text mining technique and Support Vector Machines. And aim to accurately classify the documents or articles which typed in unstructured format into six domains defined by Clinical Dementia Rating, including memory, orientation, judgment

The patient is a 78-year-old female who was transferred from a local nursing home because of altered mental status transfer from care one of Wayne. On presentation initial blood pressure was 126/86 with pulse of 80, respirations of 16, and a low-grade temp of 99. Her history is significant in that she has known to have metastatic cervical carcinoma, she has a diversion colostomy, urostomy and she had chemotherapy and radiation in May of 2015. She was hospitalized previously with urinary tract infection which grew an enterococcus. She comes in now presenting again with altered mental status. She herself is complaining of weakness. Initial lab work on admission reveals her to be tachycardic. She has no white count. Her hemoglobin was