Essays on Dementia

Once we speak of dementia, we’re not referring to a simple, singular illness, but instead it represents a complex type of cognitive-related disorders. Unfortunately, there is no clear-cut cure for this type of age-related cognitive impairment, and the most one can do is attempt to…

In certain causes the problem is reversible, others, for example Alzheimer’s, it isn’t on account of the true destruction of the cells. Going back into the medical literature at the 60’s very few instances of Alzheimer’s dementia have been understood. So what’s happening with this…

Between 70 and 90 percent of individuals with Alzheimer’s Disorder eventually develop behavioral symptoms that will impact their lives and daily routines (Bedrosian & Nelson, 2013). These symptoms can include problems sleeping, restlessness, wandering, agitation, anger, hallucinations, and delusions (Bedrosian & Nelson, 2013). Some of…

Rose an 87 year old woman living alone in a rural area tripped and fell hitting her head and injuring her right arm which eventually became paralysed. After this incident, her loss of memory worsened and her dementia became more severe. Definition and Classification Dementia…

Rose an 87 year old woman living alone in a rural area tripped on the doormat and fell hitting her head and injuring her right arm which eventually became paralysed. After that incident, her loss of memory became worse which led to severe dementia. Definition…

Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by deterioration in cognitive abilities and memory impairment Cognitive deficits is produced by the accumulation of amyloid plaques, hyper phosphorylation of tau protein, oxidative stress, neuro inflammation leading to neuronal death and deficiency in cholinergic neurotransmission. The loss…

Memory gap is considered normal, and part of old age, but others may experience this at a young age that already affects their daily activities and tend to get worse over time. Most people tend to disregard this symptom but little did they know it…