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Mapa Mental por mikaela.farrugia, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por mikaela.farrugia
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Types of Dementia
- Alzheimer disease
- Most common in those 65 years
and over but can occur in younger
ages
- Define: build up of proteins both in and around the brain
cells and as a result brain function is impaired.
- first signs are memory loss and
general vagueness in conversation.
- Most common in those 65 years
and over but can occur in younger
ages
- Vascular disease
- reduced blood flow to
the brain
- Can occur due to stroke or other damage
to blood vessels and circulation
- Oxygen and Nutrients in the brain are reduced,
brain cells die and function is impaired
- symptoms include problems with spatial
awareness, planning, reasoning and judgement.
- reduced blood flow to
the brain
- Dementia with Lewy bodies
- spherical proteins known as Lewy bodies which
are located inside the nerve cells of the brain
- degeneration and death of nerve cells.
- diagnosis is difficult
- symptoms are problems with concentration and attention,
confusion, vial hallucinations, tremors and stiffness.
- spherical proteins known as Lewy bodies which
are located inside the nerve cells of the brain
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Define: progressive damage to two specific
pans of the brain, the frontal lobe and the
temporal lobe
- Front is responsible for judgement and social
behaviour. These people may have trouble with
appropriate behaviour in social situations
- Temporal is responsible for language. Symptoms would include slurred speech, loss of meaning and difficulty
understanding language.
- Define: progressive damage to two specific
pans of the brain, the frontal lobe and the
temporal lobe
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