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Alzheimer's disease - GP - Coggle Diagram
Alzheimer's disease - GP
positives
may be eligible for some benefits if dementia affects your ability to work, or if you have extra costs because of it.
Sometimes people experience positive reactions when they receive a diagnosis of dementia. They can feel relieved to know what is wrong or be glad to be able to plan ahead.
Someone recently diagnosed with dementia is likely to experience a range of emotions. These may include grief, loss, anger, shock, fear, disbelief and even relief
A person in the early or middle stages of dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease may find that taking donepezil or rivastigmine helps with their: mental abilities, such as memory, concentration and thinking. ability to continue doing daily activities (such as managing money, shopping or cooking) mood.
what is it ?
group of symptoms associated with an ongoing decline of brain functioning. It can affect memory, thinking skills and other mental abilities
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symptoms:
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personality changes, such as becoming aggressive, demanding and suspicious of others
confusion, disorientation and getting lost in familiar places
hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not there) and delusions (believing things that are untrue)
it is a progressive condition meaning the symptoms to the condition develop gradually over many years and eventually become more severe. It affects multiple brain functions.
negatives
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challenging to manage finances, balance checkbooks and pay bills on time. Eventually, a person with Alzheimer's disease may be unable to recognize and deal with numbers - financial
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may cause people to feel insecure and lose confidence in themselves and their abilities. They may feel they are no longer in control and may not trust their own judgement. - emotional
physical
They may gradually lose their ability to walk, stand or get themselves up from the chair or bed.
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emotional
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Delusions, such as believing something has been stolen when it hasn't.
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