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Dementia
Definition
Chronic, progressive deterioration of:
Intellect
Memory
Personality
Communication functions
Ten warning signs...what is not a senior moment (USC Health 2006)
Memory loss
Diculty performing familiar tasks
Problems with language
Disorientation to time and place
Poor or decreased judgment
Ten warning signs, cont.
Problems with abstract thinking
Misplacing things
Changes in mood
Changes in personality
Loss of initiative
Definition, cont.
Etiology of dementia
Reversible causes include (10%)
Depression
Drug toxicity
Alcohol abuse
Brain tumor
Strokes
Hypoglycemia
Head trauma
Vitamin B12 deficiency
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