Search for dissertations about: "dementia slow"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words dementia slow.
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1. Clinical and etiological studies on dementia of Alzheimer type and multiinfarct dementia
Abstract : 1. Clinical studies. Clinical diagnosis of dementia has been made largely on the basis of clinical findings supported by appropriate radiological and laboratory investigations. A minority of patients have treatable or reversible underlying causes for their dementing syndrome. READ MORE
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2. Music and other strategies in the care of agitated individuals with dementia. A nursing perspective
Abstract : Agitation is an overarching term commonly used to describe the behaviour of elderly restless patients with dementia. The concept includes behaviour such as tension, aggression, aimless wandering, pacing, cursing, screaming, and fighting. READ MORE
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3. Physical Activity and Alzheimer's Disease : Measurements, Observations and Subjective Experiences
Abstract : Gait disturbances such as slow walking speed and step-to-step variability have been reported among people with mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and as risk factors for functional decline, dependency, and falls. Additionally, AD-related emotional reactions and decreased initiative can lead to physical inactivity. READ MORE
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4. Teaching for learning and learning for teaching in care of elderly with dementia at Silviahemmet
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe a specific non-governmental programme for training licensed practical nurses as caregivers and mentors in the care of elderly with dementia. The setting for the work was Silviahemmet in Stockholm, Sweden, and the approach was inspired by ethnography. READ MORE
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5. Clinical differentiation between frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease : psychometric, behavioral, neuroimaging and neurophysiological information
Abstract : Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) initially affects the anterior regions of the brain, and gradually spreads to other cerebral areas. Behavioral alterations are described as the hallmark of FTD, whereas cognition is mostly found to be relatively spared. READ MORE