Alzheimer's disease (AD)

Dementia

An impairment in cognitive functioning with global

deficits. Level of consciousness is stable

What is cognition? Mental processes of perceptions,

memory, judgment, thinking and reasoning

.

Age……. highest among those & gender; 85 years of age.

course ……. persistent and progressive.

The most common causes are Alzheimer’s disease (50%)

multi-infarct dementia (25%)

HISTORY/PE

Diagnostic criteria include memory impairment and one

or more of the following:

• Aphasia: Language impairment.