Dementia covers a broad spectrum of clinical features. Although there are no distinct types of dementia, it can be broadly divided into three according to the natural history of the disease. Fixed impairment of cognition is a type of dementia which does not progress in terms of severity. It results from some type of organic brain disease or injury. Vascular dementia is a fixed impairment dementia.
Ex: stroke , meningitis , reduction of oxygenation of cerebral circulation. Slowly progressive dementia is a type of dementia which starts out as an intermittent disturbance of higher brain function and slowly worsens to a stage where there is impairment of activities of daily living. This type of dementia is commonly due to diseases where the nerves degenerate slowly neurodegenerative. Fronto temporal dementia is a slow progressive dementia due to slow degeneration of the frontal lobe structures.
Semantic dementia is a slow progressive dementia which features loss of word meaning and speech meaning. Rapidly progressive dementia is a type of dementia which does not take years to manifest itself but does so in mere months. Treating any primary disorder, treating superimposed delirium, treating even minor medical problems, involving family support, arranging practical help at home, arrange help for carers, drug treatment and arranging institutionalized care in case of failure of home care are the basic principles of care.
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Dementia 5. Overview of Dementia Population is aging Prevalence of dementia increases with age Amnesia: Isolated memory loss Amnesia may be the first sign of dementia Delirium is a deficit of attention Dementia 7.
Dementia Disruptive and aggressive behavior is a common problem in patients with dementia. Dementia Men and women contract dementia about equally. Women live longer than men, therefore they live long enough to contract the illness.
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