PSYC 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Neurofibrillary Tangle, Cholinesterase, Aphasia

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2280
• Professor: Langton

Document Summary

Medicaions: anicholinergic efects (intended to counteract extrapyrimidal side efects of neurolepic meds. Drugs are eliminated from the body"s system more slowly in older adults. Infecions and fever (oten mistaken for noncompliance in children) Many primary medical condiions treatable but can be seen as a sign of the end of life in 1/4 of those with delirium. Can be diicult to determine the cause(s) - number of illnesses x number of medicaions. Studies found that increases in delirium severity over ime associated with room changes, no clock or reading glasses in hospitalized elderly paients (percepions of environmental cues); modiiable. Lasing disrupion in connecivity between dorsolateral prefrontal corten and posterior cingulate cortex. Reversible disrupions (included between thalamus and reicular acivaing system) Rapid treatment: quicker in-hospital recovery associated with beter long-term outcomes. Reassurance, support to cope with confusion, anxiety, agitaion, hallucinaions, etc. Cogniive disorders where brain funcioning gradually deteriorates, afecing judgment, memory, language, etc.