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The Face of Dementia
21/09/2019 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
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THE FACE OF DEMENTIA
DEMENTIA affects approximately 50 million of the human population globally. This presentation will review:
General definition of DEMENTIA
distinctions:
Lewy body dementia vs Alzheimer’s disease dementia
Alcohol-Related Dementia (ARD)
Symptoms and diagnosis
Phases of dementia
Etiologies and associated conditions
– head trauma
– including metabolic disorders including:
diabetes
liver dysfunction
– sleep disorders
– depression
– cigarette smoking, oxidative stress and inflammation
– drug abuse
– commonly used medications associated with dementia,
– nutrition factors
Treatment & prognosis
Artistic depiction by patients with dementia
Risk factors and Prevention
Related PDF Faces of Dementia
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