Long-term Effects of Untreated Depression
When people hear the word "depression," most of them think only of sadness. Sadness, though, is only one of the…
Activities To Improve Upper Body Strength In Occupational Therapy For Adults
There are many reasons adults may need to recover some upper body strength. Many of them are a part of…
GALANTAMINE
the name of the inhibitor of acetyl cholinesterase and is used in mild case of Alzheimer disease where it slows…
GLOBAL DETERIORATION SCALE (GDS)
The 7 point scale used to indicate the severity of a primary degenerative dementia, such as Alzheimer
PRESENILE DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER'S TYPE (PDAT)
An outdated label for Alzheimer's type dementia before the patient's 65th birthday.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MASQUERADE
A medical condition that match the presentation of a psychological disorder: for example, epilepsy Alzheimer's or brain tumor.
RIVASTIGMINE
Marketed under the trade name Exelon, a parasympathomimetic or cholinergic agent in treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's-type dementia and…
S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE (SAM)
Nutritional supplement marketed under the Gumbaral, Samyr, Adomet, Heptral and Admethionine brand names as a prescription drug approved in Russia,…
SENILE DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER'S TYPE TSDAT)
The older name for Alzheimer's type onset after age 65. See Alzheimer's disease.
SENILE PLAQUES
These are the plaques that are linked with the Alzheimer's Disease. The concentration of these plaques is seen in the…
SMELL IDENTIFICATION TEST (SIT)
an odour test with 40 different smells for people age 5 and up. It is used to assess sensitivity and…
LEWY BODY DEMENTIA
a type of Dementia, a neurodegenerative condition which is diagnosed using the presence of abnormal proteins in the brain called…
NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES
are collections of insoluble hyperphosphorylated tau protein which have been associated with the development of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's…
NOOTROPIC DRUGS
drugs which are utilized to emphasize cognitive processes, generally in the remediation of progressive dementias, like Alzheimer's, but additionally of…
CORTICAL DEMENTIA
dementia which stems from weakening of the cortical regions of the brain, instead of the subcortical regions. Most frequently occurring…
ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS
drugs that obstruct the capacity of the molecule acetyl cholinesterase to diminish the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the synaptic cholinergic neurons.…
AGE-APPROPRIATE MATURITY
emotional or mental readiness: the capacity to handle something very well and recover from well, with experience and to carry…