These results may have important implications for the way in which health professionals intervene to assist family caregivers in managing problem behaviors related to dementia.T AHarvathClinical nursing researchHarvath, T. (1994). Interpretation and management of dementia-related behavior problems. ...
That's despite the special risks that such drugs carry for older adults—and the lack of evidence that they actually ease the dementia-related behavior problems that often prompt a doctor's prescription in patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. In fact, some of the drugs have...
Pick disease(frontotemporal dementia):Frontotemporal dementia is another rare disorder that damages cells in the frontal and/or temporal part of the brain. Behavior and personality changes usually precede memory loss and language problems. Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease begin in subcortical...
was a frequent area of concern, second only to -related problems. Although the overall number of problems was not associated with , age, or gender, item analyses revealed relationships between these variables and individual problems. The applicability of these findings to the care of the SCU ...
Individuals transitioning into the early stages of dementia from no dementia displayed increased aggression, fearfulness, sadness, sleep problems, social inadequacy, stealing, and general regressive behavior. Thus, new concerns regarding these types of behaviors could be particularly useful in clarifying ...
(dopamine-related)neuronsspecifically within thesubstantia nigra, which is located in the brainstem. The substantia nigra is a major site of production of theneurotransmitterdopamine, which plays an important role inmemoryformation and learning and in helping regulate attention, behavior,cognition, mood,...
13 The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision codes were used to classify participants with dementia (eTable 1 in Supplement 1). Statistical Analysis We conducted complete case ...
Until recently, there has been little explicit discussion of sex among the elderly. The legal literature related to mental disability and capacity to engage in sexual relationships has tended to focus on people with learning disabilities, rather than people with age-related incapacity.Footnote7While ...
This causes nerve-cell loss and shrinking in your cerebral cortex and basal ganglia, which causes problems with your memory, behavior, thinking, language, and movement. Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease (FTD/MND or FTD-ALS). This is a combination of two disorders: bvFTD and ...
Alcohol-related dementia: Limit the amount of alcohol you drink. Traumatic dementia: Avoid head injury by always using seat belts, helmets and other protective equipment. Some infection-related dementias: Avoid high-risk sexual behavior. Vitamin-deficiency dementia: Make sure your diet has enough B...