Alzheimer’s disease

본문내용

Dementia
Doesn’t imply a specific cause, progressive course
Little or no disturbance of consciousness or perception (delirium must be absent)
Impairment in memory and one other cognitive sphere (i.e., language, praxis, calculation, judgment, visuo-spatial orientation, abstract thinking, concentration, etc)
May have behavioral abnormalities and personality changes

Diagnostic Criteria
The development of multiple cognitive deficits manifested by both:
Memory impairment (impaired ability to learn new information or to recall previously learned information)
One (or more) of the following cognitive disturbances:
Aphasia (language disturbance)
Apraxia (impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function)
Agnosia (failure to recognize or identify objects despite intact sensory function)
Disturbance in executive functioning (i.e., planning, organizing, sequencing, abstracting)

키워드

Alzheimer’s disease,   알쯔하이머,   Alzheimer