Alzheimer s disease is the most frequent cause of dementia. There is no effective treatment to stop progression of alzheimer s disease. Certain risk factors have been confirmed as predictive for pressure ulcer pu development, which implies physical, emotional, and social overloads for patients and their families. Scielo the scientific electronic library online scielo is an electronic library covering a selected collection of brazilian scientific journals. It is estimated that, in 2050, 25% of the global population will be elderly, thus increasing the disease prevalence. In recent years a number of clinical practice guidelines cpgs have been developed to guide treatment and care decisions about this disease. Alzheimers disease, inflammation, acetylcholinesterase, cyclooxygenase inhibitors. In nursing, faculty, school of health sciences univas, stomal therapist, email. Alzheimer s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with characteristic clinical and pathological features.
Alzheimers disease is the most frequent cause of dementia. Trastornos mentales y del comportamiento dimensiones. Alzheimer disease is a neurodegenerative illness that manifests as cognitive deterioration and behavioral disorders. Data were collected between july and august 20 through the focus group technique and subsequently submitted to strategic focus. Abstract the progressive aging of the population causes that alzheimer s disease ad becomes a major challenge in the world. Alzheimer s disease is the most frequent dementia in spain and its incidence increases with age. Abstract alzheimer s disease ad is the commonest cause of dementia in the elderly. Alzheimer s disease affects approximately 10% of patients more than 65 years old and 40% of patients more than 80 years old. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. Dementias and alzheimer s disease in latin america and the caribbean. To search, the descriptors alzheimer disease and occupational therapy were used, which were combined with behavior. Portanto, ter paciencia e buscar percorrer junto com o idoso todo o processo. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more.
The web of science, medlinepubmed, cinahl, psycinfo, lilacs, scielo, otseeker, and pedro databases were used as sources of information. Developed countries have to face an epidemic for which no action protocols have been designed. Pathophysiology of alzheimer s disease abstract alzheimer disease is the most common cause of dementia. Common clinical variations include differences in rate of progression, pattern of neuropsychological deficits, and occurrence of noncognitive neuropsychiatric symptoms. Alzheimer s disease who attended a support group conducted in a city of rio grande do sul state, southern brazil. Its pathological land marks are the extracelular accumulation of amyloid plaques and the intracellular neurofibrilar tangles. It holds the 6th place, like dementia, in the list of main causes of death in cuba. Alzheimer s disease is the most common form of dementia among older people and has gradually increased with the aging population. This disease afflicts about 10% of the population with ages higher than 65% and 40% above 80 years old. Knowing alzheimer s disease, the demand for care produced by the disease and its impact on the lives of. Dementia, alzheimer s disease, anticholinesterase drugs, memantine.
936 1506 518 1035 315 465 1010 61 3 775 1075 1336 359 464 244 1256 1481 662 1005 862 162 1569 1455 868 16 1081 1401 857 432 579 724 998 1479 51 807 1437 856 174 480 228 1155 1017 988 225 XML HTML