OCC2014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Vasculitis, Vascular Dementia, Distressing
28 Jul 2018
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Describe the different types of dementia and what causes it. Identify how other health conditions that may cause dementia like symptoms. Describe the impact of dementia on occupational performance and engagement. Acknowledge the impact of dementia on family/carers. Identify the role of occupational therapists can play in assessment of people living with dementia. An umbrella term describing a syndrome associated with more than 100 different diseases that are characterised by impairment of brain functions (including language, memory, perception, personality and cognitive skills). Usual of gradual onset, progressive in nature and irreversible. A syndrome in which there is disturbance of multiple higher cortical functions, including memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language and judgement. Major neurocognitive disorders (ncds) involve cognitive decline from a previous level of performance in one or more cognitive domains" that interfere with independence in everyday activities". Of all australians, 1 in 77 had dementia. Third leading cause of death in 2010.
