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Alzheimer Disease
- loss of acetalcholine
- affects the hippocampus
- affects the hippocampus
- Memory loss, cognitive impairment, depression, loss of function, loss of insight, loss of visio-spatial,awareness
- iritability, mood changes, agnosia, psychosis
- signs and symptoms forget fullness, agitation, short term memory loss, decrease function in ADL's
- signs and symptoms forget fullness, agitation, short term memory loss, decrease function in ADL's
- iritability, mood changes, agnosia, psychosis
- risk factors: relative, HT, DM, smoking, alcohol
- advanced age
- female
- previous brain injury
- previous brain injury
- female
- advanced age
- lack of clearence of amyloid deposition
- neurofiberal tangles
- neurofiberal tangles
- Diagnosed by symptoms of dementia and rule out other disease processes
- definite diagnosis on death by autopsy
- definite diagnosis on death by autopsy
- Teatment: includes management of symptoms
- Patient and caregiver support
- Maintain a safe environment, handrails, remove scatter rugs and clutter, monitor nutrition
- Maintain a safe environment, handrails, remove scatter rugs and clutter, monitor nutrition
- Aricept, Exelon and Namenda
- Stay active mentally physically and socially
- Stay active mentally physically and socially
- Patient and caregiver support
- Debilitating disease with no known cure
- is a complication of advanced age over 65 most people over 80 have some degree of dementia
- CT, MRI, and PET Scans may help identify tangles
- is a complication of advanced age over 65 most people over 80 have some degree of dementia
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