Patients evaluated for memory loss and difficulties with language and logical thinking are asked questions about when they first noticed their symptoms, how severe the symptoms are, and how the symptoms affect the patient’s everyday activities. With the patient’s permission, the clinician may ask...
Elderly dementia is the progressive loss of mental abilities - including memory, attention, language and problem solving - that is severe enough to interfere with a person's daily functioning. It is not a disease itself, but a medical term to describe a group of symptoms that might accompany ...
Results: Seventy-six percent of controls reported memory problems in the clinical interview, and 32% of the sample acknowledged a triad of symptoms (memory loss, gradual, progressive) consistent with AD. A significant number of participants still endorsed problems with memory on an unanchored ...
Research that has examined the relationship between caregiving stress and elders' symptoms of mental impairment has focused primarily on cognitive incapacity. This research expands the symptoms of mental impairment to include caregivers' reports of problems in elders' social functioning and the presence of...
(1)C.细节理解题。根据第一段One common health problem that affects them is Alzheimer's disease,which affects a person's memory,behavior,and thinking.Because of memory loss and behavioral changes,people with Alzheimer's may slowly become unable to ta
Because of memory loss and behavioral changes, people with Alzheimer’s may slowly become unable to take care of themselves, eventually requiring constant care from family members or caregivers. There is no cure for Alzheimer’s at the moment—drugs can only treat its symptoms. But technology ...
Aims: Hearing loss is a common disability that has a profound impact on communication and daily functioning in the elderly. The present study assesses the effects of hearing aids on mood, quality of life and caregiver burden when hearing loss, comorbidity and depressive symptoms coexist in ...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that the unmet sleep needs of the elderly elevate their risk of memory loss and a wide range of mental and physical disorders. In an article published Wednesday in the journal Neuron, the re...
The computer diagnosis AGECAT applied to data from the Geriatric Mental State is shown to agree closely with cases of dementia and depression selected by the 'pervasive illness' (Gurland et al., 1983) and DSM III methods (American Psychiatric Association, 1980). AGECAT selects more borderline...
AD is the most prevalent senile neurodegenerative disease, and is characterized by progressive memory loss, cognitive decline, and abnormal behaviors that seriously impair the performance of daily activities [85]. The most prominent pathological hallmarks of AD are amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangl...