Research Exercise Recovery from Dementia: An Interesting Case

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Research Exercise

Recovery from Dementia: An Interesting Case

Dementia is the common term used to describe a neurocognitive disorder. There are many levels of impairment with neurocognitive disorders, as well as many types of impairment (e.g., delirium, dementia, TBI). Dementia is inaccurately considered a synonym for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but in fact dementia is a facet of Alzheimer’s. Family members usually believe that dementia is untreatable and that their loved one will never recover from it. The following case illustrates that each individual deserves a comprehensive evaluation. The case also brings up the important issue of medications and the way that many medications mimic dementia-like symptoms.

http://n.neurology.org/content/64/4/E18

After reading American Academy of Neurology article “Recovery from Dementia: An Interesting Case,” consider the questions below. Then submit your responses.

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What drug may have caused this man's dementia?

2 of 5

Which of the medications noted in the article can make a person drowsy and confused?

3 of 5

Which of the following is NOT associated with symptoms that mimic dementia?

4 of 5

What two problems associated with the diagnosis of delirium were noted in the article?

One possible answer is that the first problem was the overdosage of prednisone, while the second problem was the medications given to treat the man’s behavior. The side effects of those medications may have prolonged his difficulties.

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How was the man described when he was admitted to the hospital?

One possible answer is that he was seen as “grandiose and disinhibited.”

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