“Lead From Where You Stand” · Sir William Osler. WRHA PCH Program Dementia is: a progressive...
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WRHA PCH Program
“Lead From Where You Stand”
EXTRA Research Project:Reducing Antipsychotic
Medications
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Module 1: Dementia and Alzheimer’s
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EXERCISE
• Think of 10 words that come to mindwhen you think of a person withdementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
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Which statement does the list reflect?
The PERSON with dementia.
or
The person with DEMENTIA.
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“It is more important to know what personthe disease has than what disease theperson has.”
Sir William Osler
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Dementia is: a progressive diseaseof the brain in which there is adisturbance of multiple functions.
Dementia is not: a normal part ofaging
The experience of living withdementia is not the same for all.
Courtesy of the Alzheimer Society of Ontariophotographer: John Rennison
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• 1 in 50 between ages 65 and 74.
• 1 in 9 between ages 75 and 84.
• 1 in 3 between ages 85 and 95.
• 1 in 2 beyond age 95.
Prevalence Rates by Age:
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• A progressive disease of the brain.
• Results in the damage and death of brain cells.
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Healthy Neuron Dying Neuron
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• Formation of plaques
• Formation of tangles
• Brain shrinkage
• Changes in brain chemistry
• Inflammation
Changes in the Brain:
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Changes in the Brain:Plaques:
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Close up of plaque
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Changes in the Brain:
Tangles:
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Microscopy image of a neurofibrillary tangle
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Changes in the Brain:
Brain shrinkage:
Normal Brain Brain with AD
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• Changes in Mental Abilities
• Changes in Emotion and Mood
• Changes in Behaviour
• Changes in Physical Abilities
The Affects of Alzheimer’s Diseaseand related Dementias:
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What is Vascular Dementia?
• It is dementia associated with problems in thecirculation of blood in the brain.
• Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) …or ministrokes…may proceed Vascular Dementia.
• It is generally irreversible.
• Impairment experienced is related to the area ofthe brain that is damaged.
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What is Lewy Body Dementia?• Changes in the brain are called “Lewy bodies” that
consist of protein deposits found in deteriorating
nerve cells.
• Marked by fluctuating cognitive ability.
• Is often accompanied by visual hallucinations.
Lewy bodies
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What is Fronto temporal Dementia?
• Brain cells in the frontal and temporal lobes
of the brain either shrink and die or swell.
• Fronto temporal dementia is characterized
by progressive deterioration of social skills
and changes in behaviour along with
impairment of intellect, language and
memory.