Dementia
Big Ideas from this week’s module
1.This module touches on the different types of dementia and their occurrence.
2.The effects that dementia has on the brain
3. Protective and risk factors for dementia
4 Examples
1. People who have dementia can develop many symptoms that are similar, but there are many differences among the different types of dementia. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease .It affects about 417,000 in the UK. Decline in functioning abilities rate of progression differs on the person .
People who suffer from Vascular dementia about 112,000 . Typical symptoms with vascular dementia include verbal communication with periods of acute confusion. With vascular, the progression is step like pattern with periods of the individual symptoms stable, then they progressively deteriorate .Dementia with Lewy bodies will develop almost Parkinson’s symptoms.
2. I relearned about the many functions of the brain, and the affects that Alzheimer’s disease has on the brain. The main areas affected in most dementias cases are the temporal, parietal and frontal lobes.
Temporal lobe damage is problems remembering recent events and short attention span. Parietal lobe is problems often with visual information with face recognition and difficult carrying out sequence of actions in wrong order. Damage to the frontal lobe is lack of inhibition and caused problems in understanding or producing speech.
3. There are certain things that can increase any ones chances of developing dementia. Some risk factors include old age, drinking moderate amounts of red wine eating fatty foods, obesity, head injuries, high blood pressure, and having Down’s Syndrome. These risk factors will not mean a personal is likely to develop these because they engage in these activities.
Some protective factors include doing crosswords, drinking moderate amount of wine, eating fruits, drinking coffee, exercising regularly and eating oily fish can help protect your risk against developing this debilitating disease.
4. There is no cure for this dementia, but researchers are continuing to study, test and improve the quality of life for individuals.
Question:
My great grandmother suffered from dementia so this weeks module was personal and important to learn new information. What preventative measures are available?
Big Ideas from this week’s module
1.This module touches on the different types of dementia and their occurrence.
2.The effects that dementia has on the brain
3. Protective and risk factors for dementia
4 Examples
1. People who have dementia can develop many symptoms that are similar, but there are many differences among the different types of dementia. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease .It affects about 417,000 in the UK. Decline in functioning abilities rate of progression differs on the person .
People who suffer from Vascular dementia about 112,000 . Typical symptoms with vascular dementia include verbal communication with periods of acute confusion. With vascular, the progression is step like pattern with periods of the individual symptoms stable, then they progressively deteriorate .Dementia with Lewy bodies will develop almost Parkinson’s symptoms.
2. I relearned about the many functions of the brain, and the affects that Alzheimer’s disease has on the brain. The main areas affected in most dementias cases are the temporal, parietal and frontal lobes.
Temporal lobe damage is problems remembering recent events and short attention span. Parietal lobe is problems often with visual information with face recognition and difficult carrying out sequence of actions in wrong order. Damage to the frontal lobe is lack of inhibition and caused problems in understanding or producing speech.
3. There are certain things that can increase any ones chances of developing dementia. Some risk factors include old age, drinking moderate amounts of red wine eating fatty foods, obesity, head injuries, high blood pressure, and having Down’s Syndrome. These risk factors will not mean a personal is likely to develop these because they engage in these activities.
Some protective factors include doing crosswords, drinking moderate amount of wine, eating fruits, drinking coffee, exercising regularly and eating oily fish can help protect your risk against developing this debilitating disease.
4. There is no cure for this dementia, but researchers are continuing to study, test and improve the quality of life for individuals.
Question:
My great grandmother suffered from dementia so this weeks module was personal and important to learn new information. What preventative measures are available?
Are there resources for caregivers? If no two people will experience dementia in the exact same way what are the treatments for different forms of dementia
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