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Dementia: What pharmacists need to know (Assessment and diagnosis for…
Dementia: What pharmacists need to know
Assessment and diagnosis for dementia.
Montreal cognitive assessment(Moca) 10 to 15 minutes, total score is 30. If the score is under 25 then the person has cognitive problems.
Mini-Mental State exam (MMSe) Total score is 30 time is 5-10min. If score are under 23 means that someone has cognitive imparment.
The Abbreviated Mental Test. In this test greater that 6 point means that the person cognitive is normal.
The diagnosis of dementia can be done by asking family history, by laboratory test, physical examinations and cognitive assessment.
Dementia and symptomys
Is the disease which causes memory loss, language problem and problem solving. This affect the ability to perform tasks in everyday life.
Inability to recognize things.
Communication problems. Someone can start having difficulties in communicating.
Memory loss. Due to damage to brain cells.
Role of pharmacists in Dementia
Giving information to the client about the use of medicine and it is side effects.
Giving education about different stages of dementia.
Medication counselling the patient And their relatives.
Medications for dementia
Memantine 10mg(ebixa)
Donepeliz 5 0r 10mg
Rivastigmine(Exelon)
Type of Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease. This is the main cause of the dementia. is associated with function impairment in early ages.
Vascular dementia. This is the most second cause of dementia. The impairment will come in the early stage of the disease
lewy body dementia. This type of dementia associated with stiffness of the joints. In the brain there is a damage to some neurons,.
Frontotemporal dementia. The impairment will come in the early stage of the disease. Associated with aggressive.