The imaging techniques such as magnetic

Running head: CARE PLAN
Care Plan- Dementia
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CARE PLAN1
PART 1.
Dementia is a condition of many diseases such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease
and many chronic medical conditions. It is caused due to unusual changes in the brain. The
older persons are much prone to this condition and that is why it is regarded as senility. The
disease is characterised by decline in memory, defective language and reduce problem
solving and decision making abilities (Cunningham et al., 2015). Vascular dementia is
caused by toughening of the arteries due to stiffening of the artery lining due to deposition of
fat. The condition lead to a drastic degeneration of the cortical-subcortical regions of the
brain and increasing the cholinergic neurons and also the cells of cerebral cortex like
pyramidal cells. The risk factors of this condition are development of plasma homocysteine,
brain stroke, diabetes and atherosclerosis (Doung, Patel & Chang, 2017).
PART 2.
Dementia is a psychological disorder that results in cognitive impairment of the
patient. The cognitive and neuropsychological test can help in diagnoses of the condition (Lin
& Lewis, 2015). The imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging and Pet scan
can identify the tumour or bleeding in the area of hydrocephalus and also identifying the
patterns of brain activity along with recognition of the amyloid protein in the brain area. The
drugs such as cholinesterase inhibitors increases the chemical messenger function of the brain
for building up the judgemental and memory capacity. The memantine drug helps in reducing
the condition by modifying the activity of glutamate in brain to enhance the memory capacity
(Stella et al., 2015). The non-pharmacological interventions includes occupational therapy
which helps the patient in adapting safe behaviour and coping up with the condition. The
environment around the patient must be cool and calm in order to maintain peace. Effective