Dementia and Diagnosis
The Implications of the Timing of Diagnosis of Dementia on the Dementia Caregiver
... of diagnosis on the dementia caregiver confirms the acceptability of our research protocol and research ...the dementia caregiver were elicited that appeared to be rele- vant to our research ...
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The implications of the timing of diagnosis of dementia on the dementia caregiver
... of dementia diagnosis and their experience of the disclosure of a diagnosis of ...timely diagnosis would have provided useful dementia-focused planning, reduced the difficulties of ...
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Pathways within dementia diagnosis
... A dementia diagnosis is a life-changing and often overwhelming experience, both for the person who receives the diagnosis, and for relatives and other people ...a diagnosis may also be a ...
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The paradox of dementia: Changes in assimilation after receiving a diagnosis of dementia
... by dementia inhabits a social world in which the emphasis is exclusively on carrying on, and where there is little opportunity for reflection, then the Dominant Voice is unlikely to be challenged and the ...
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Biomarkers for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia Lewy body, frontotemporal dementia and vascular dementia
... To combat the shortcomings found within MTA’s usability, a proposed method of diagnosis was introduced to highlight the potential for a new two-dimensional method for measuring MTA through current neuroim- aging ...
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Patient and companion concerns when receiving a dementia diagnosis: an observational study of dementia diagnosis feedback meetings
... the diagnosis “what do you think about the diagnosis"; and eliciting concerns regarding the stigma of dementia "all of that can for some people can be something that they don’t want to hear, how do ...
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Patient and companion concerns when receiving a dementia diagnosis: an observational study of dementia diagnosis feedback meetings
... the dementia diagnosis, were not elicited by the HCP as often again reflects the HCPs agenda in the diagnostic feedback ...the diagnosis feedback (Bailey, Dooley and McCabe 2016) which may account ...
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Screening and Diagnosis of Dementia in the Hospital and the Community.
... of dementia by primary care physicians is shown to be ...overlooked dementia are between 35% and more than ...of dementia, and some research suggests that there is a benefit to early intervention ...
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Making sense of dementia and adjusting to loss: Psychological reactions to a diagnosis of dementia in couples
... the diagnosis themselves, as well as give out leaflets fi*om organisations such as the Alzheimer’s ...the diagnosis had been received, couples were left feeling helpless and expressed a belief that very ...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DEMENTIA IN THE ELDERLY
... of dementia, which can negatively infer senile cognition, memory, language and ...communication. Dementia is a condition in which the individual loses part of the brain functions, causing neurological ...
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Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Diagnosis and Treatment Guideline
... When the topic is offered, many patients are relieved to have the discussion. In this scenario, they and their families want a structured approach to diagnosis, and the more transparent the process, the better. In ...
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Understanding and improving the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies
... McKeith, I.G., Boeve, B.F., Dickson, D.W., Halliday, G.M., Taylor, J.-P., Weintraub, D., Aarsland, D., Galvin, J.E., Attems, J., Ballard, C.G., Bayston, A., Beach, T.G., Blanc, F., Bohnen, N., Bonanni, L., Bras, J., ...
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Living with and beyond dementia: a phenomenological investigation of young people’s lived experience with dementia and the transition from pre-diagnosis through diagnosis and beyond to living well with dementia.
... 134 Peter’s Story Peter was 57 when he received his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Peter is a quiet and gentle man who comes across at times as being nervous and worried, but every now and then there is ...
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Targeted case finding for dementia in primary care: Surrey Downs dementia diagnosis project
... previous diagnosis of dementia, and (2) with any of the following specific risk factors, namely, diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2), hypertension (diagnosis of hypertension documented in the ...
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Timely Diagnosis of Dementia: Can we do better?
... destigmatise dementia The detection of dementia where the person with dementia still has the capacity to make life decisions and contribute to their care planning process is the goal of high-quality ...
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Poststroke cognitive impairment and dementia: prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment
... and dementia are discussed in this review: prevalence; diagnosis; and ...develops dementia. The standard reference for diagnosis is a detailed neuropsychological ...and dementia is ...
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Dementia with Lewy bodies. Review of diagnosis and pharmacologic management.
... pathologic diagnosis of DLB were published along with the clinical ...guidelines. Dementia with Lewy bodies usually presents in later life, with a mean age of onset between 75 and 80 ...
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PRACTICE PARAMETER: DIAGNOSIS OF DEMENTIA (AN EVIDENCE-BASED REVIEW)
... Committee members disclosed any real or potential conflicts of interest. Other work groups formulated practice parameters on the detection of dementia 1 and the management of dementia. 2 Literature review ...
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Research criteria for the diagnosis of prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies
... by dementia together with varying combinations of the core clinical features of parkinsonism, REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), fluctuating cognition/alertness, and visual ...before dementia onset, precise ...
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Neuroimaging referral for dementia diagnosis: The specialist's perspective in Ireland
... the diagnosis of MCI or dementia within their health service re- gion as fair or ...suspected dementia for neuroimaging to rule out other causes that are amenable to treatment, for which MRI or CT ...
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