{"id":2687,"date":"2015-09-21T22:56:52","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T22:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.187.63.11\/?post_type=kbe_knowledgebase&p=2687"},"modified":"2019-03-05T13:55:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T13:55:24","slug":"dementia-information","status":"publish","type":"kbe_knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/dementia-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Dementia Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dementia refers to a group of neurodegenerative brain disorders that can occur for a variety of reasons and that are generally progressive and incurable. Alzheimer\u2019s disease is the most common form of dementia, and like other forms, is characterized by specific changes in the brain, as well as noticeable symptoms like memory loss, confusion, and changes in behavior. Each form of dementia has a different underlying cause in the brain. Diagnostic protocols can help to distinguish<\/a> which type of dementia a specific patient may have, as well as to rule out other conditions that could lead to symptoms that resemble dementia.<\/p>\n

Certain types of dementia, like those caused by injury or toxicity, can be reversed. Most forms of dementia can be treated, but the treatments address only the symptoms of dementia and not their underlying causes, limiting the positive impact of those interventions.\u00a0 Behavioral tasks that involve the repetition of certain tasks have been shown to help those with dementia cope with their condition by improving their performance in certain areas critical to their daily life.
\nThere is currently a significant amount of research being conducted to better understand dementia, its causes, and potential treatments.<\/p>\n

References<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bouchard, R. W. (2007). Diagnostic criteria of dementia<\/a>. Can J Neurol Sci, 34 Suppl 1, S11-18.<\/em><\/p>\n

Buffum, M. D., & Buffum, J. C. (2005). Dementia treatment update<\/a>. Geriatr Nurs, 26(2), 74-78. doi: 10.1016\/j.gerinurse.2005.01.003<\/em><\/p>\n

Hogan, D. B., Bailey, P., Black, S., Carswell, A., Chertkow, H., Clarke, B., . . . Thorpe, L. (2008a). Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: 4. Approach to management of mild to moderate dementia<\/a>. CMAJ, 179(8), 787-793. doi: 10.1503\/cmaj.070803<\/em><\/p>\n

Hogan, D. B., Bailey, P., Black, S., Carswell, A., Chertkow, H., Clarke, B., . . . Thorpe, L. (2008b). Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: 5. Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapy for mild to moderate dementia<\/a>. CMAJ, 179(10), 1019-1026. doi: 10.1503\/cmaj.081103<\/em><\/p>\n

Koch, T., & Iliffe, S. (2011). Dementia diagnosis and management: a narrative review of changing practice<\/a>. Br J Gen Pract, 61(589), e513-525. doi: 10.3399\/bjgp11X588493<\/em><\/p>\n

Kua, E. H., Ho, E., Tan, H. H., Tsoi, C., Thng, C., & Mahendran, R. (2014). The natural history of dementia<\/a>. Psychogeriatrics, 14(3), 196-201. doi: 10.1111\/psyg.12053<\/em><\/p>\n

Metzler-Baddeley, C. (2007). A review of cognitive impairments in dementia with Lewy bodies relative to Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease with dementia<\/a>. Cortex, 43(5), 583-600.<\/em><\/p>\n

Raz, L., Knoefel, J., & Bhaskar, K. (2015). The neuropathology and cerebrovascular mechanisms of dementia<\/a>. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. doi: 10.1038\/jcbfm.2015.164<\/em><\/p>\n

Velayudhan, L., Ryu, S. H., Raczek, M., Philpot, M., Lindesay, J., Critchfield, M., & Livingston, G. (2014). Review of brief cognitive tests for patients with suspected dementia<\/a>. Int Psychogeriatr, 26(8), 1247-1262. doi: 10.1017\/s1041610214000416<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dementia refers to a group of neurodegenerative brain disorders that can occur for a variety of reasons and that are generally progressive and incurable. Alzheimer\u2019s disease is the most common form of dementia, and like other forms, is characterized by specific changes in the brain, as well as noticeable symptoms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","kbe_taxonomy":[37],"kbe_tags":[],"class_list":["post-2687","kbe_knowledgebase","type-kbe_knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry","kbe_taxonomy-dementia"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"rp-thumbnail":false,"product":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Dr. Nisha Cooch","author_link":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/es\/author\/nishacooch\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Dementia refers to a group of neurodegenerative brain disorders that can occur for a variety of reasons and that are generally progressive and incurable. Alzheimer\u2019s disease is the most common form of dementia, and like other forms, is characterized by specific changes in the brain, as well as noticeable symptoms","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbe_knowledgebase\/2687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbe_knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kbe_knowledgebase"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2687"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbe_knowledgebase\/2687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6972,"href":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbe_knowledgebase\/2687\/revisions\/6972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbe_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbe_taxonomy?post=2687"},{"taxonomy":"kbe_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/braintest.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbe_tags?post=2687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}