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GRT 2102 Lecture 4 Dementia ChronicDiseases
What is dementia? - answersWhen cognition is weakened to a point where it impairs a
person's ability to function independently day to day
What are some learning and memory symptoms of dementia? - answersForgetting to
take medications, repeating themselves, forgetting appointments
What are some language symptoms of dementia? - answersProblems with names,
trouble expressing themselves, substituting wrong words, speech may become
"choppier"
What are some visual & spatial symptoms of dementia? - answersTrouble driving,
getting lost in familiar places
What are some executive function symptoms of dementia? - answersTrouble with
planning or organizing tasks, problems making complex decisions, challenges with
preparing meals or banking
What are some social symptoms of dementia? - answersChanges in personality or
behaviour, socially inappropriate, unsafe decisions
What are the two major causes of demetia? - answersBlood vessel damage (vascular
dementia) or toxic proteins in the brain (Alzheimer's, Louis Body, Parkinson's, etc.)
What are other (minor) causes of cognitive impairment (not just dementia)? -
answersAlcohol and drug use, depression, medications, concussions, thyroid
imbalance, vitamin deficiency
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