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    This document defines key terms related to dementia and Alzheimer's disease, including the diseases themselves. It provides concise definitions of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and other types of dementia such as dementia with Lewy bodies. The glossary touches on topics like symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and the impact of dementia on areas like memory, movement, and spatial awareness.

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    This document defines key terms related to dementia and Alzheimer's disease, including the diseases themselves. It provides concise definitions of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and other types of dementia such as dementia with Lewy bodies. The glossary touches on topics like symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and the impact of dementia on areas like memory, movement, and spatial awareness.

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    This document defines key terms related to dementia and Alzheimer's disease, including the diseases themselves. It provides concise definitions of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and other types of dementia such as dementia with Lewy bodies. The glossary touches on topics like symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and the impact of dementia on areas like memory, movement, and spatial awareness.

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    Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease

    Glossary of Useful Vocabulary


    Term and Definition

    A Alzheimer’s disease
    A specific condition which is the
    cure (noun)
    A treatment or solution which
    most common cause of dementia. solves a condition or disease.
    See also: dementia. There is currently no cure for
    Alzheimer’s disease or dementia
    assisted living in general.

    D
    A general term for when a person delusion (noun)
    is supported in or near their
    home. This can vary from care A belief that something is true
    homes to visiting carers. even though it is not logical; a
    distortion of facts.

    C care home
    See: residential care home.
    dementia (noun)
    A name given to a range of
    carer (noun) symptoms which are linked
    A carer is someone who looks to someone’s brain or mental
    after a person who is sick, processes not functioning as
    elderly or has a disability. well as they used to. Common
    This may be a paid or symptoms include memory
    professional role or could be loss, personality changes
    a family member. and impaired judgement or
    reasoning.
    care plan (noun)
    dementia with Lewy bodies
    A document written to plan the (noun)
    support that someone living with
    dementia will receive. Goals A type of dementia with
    are set for the person and their some symptoms similar to
    family to work towards with Parkinson’s disease such as
    support. tremors, a shuffling gait and
    hallucinations.
    clumsy (adjective)
    To be awkward in movement or
    handling things, perhaps having
    more accidents. People living with
    dementia can struggle with their
    spatial awareness.

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    Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease
    Glossary of Useful Vocabulary
    Term and Definition
    diagnosis (noun)
    When a doctor confirms that a
    M medicine (noun)
    A substance used as treatment
    patient is living with a particular for illness or injury.
    condition, such as Alzheimer’s
    memory (noun)
    disease. This is usually given after
    tests and examination. The ability

    E
    of the brain
    elderly (adjective)
    to remember
    Old or ageing; used to describe a experiences,
    person. people or other

    F
    information.

    N
    forgetful (adjective)
    nursing home (noun)
    To describe someone as commonly
    not remembering; likely to Similar to a residential care
    forget. Becoming forgetful about home and providing the same
    particular things is a symptom of care. In addition, a nursing
    dementia. home provides medical care

    H P
    from registered nurses. See also:
    Huntington’s disease (noun) residential care home.
    A specific condition which has Parkinson’s disease (noun)
    symptoms including dementia
    and involuntary movements. A well-known disorder

    I
    involving tremors and muscular
    illness (noun) problems. Sometimes, dementia
    A disease or period of sickness. can occur as a symptom

    L
    and sometimes as a result of
    long-term memory (noun) Parkinson’s disease medication.
    Long-term memories are patient (adjective)
    those from a long time ago,
    which have had more time To be patient is to not feel
    to settle in someone’s mind. rushed or make some else
    When someone is living with feel rushed; to take time and
    dementia, their long-term care over something.
    memories often come back to patient (noun)
    them as though they are recent
    events. A person who is receiving some
    kind medical treatment or care.

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    Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease
    Glossary of Useful Vocabulary
    Term and Definition
    progressive (adjective) at the same time as Alzheimer’s
    disease. It is caused by very
    A condition which is likely to get small strokes.
    more severe over time.

    R residential care home (noun) W wandering


    (verb)
    A place where a number of When a
    elderly people can live and receive person
    24-hour care by qualified staff. becomes
    See also: nursing home. disorientated

    S spatial awareness (noun)


    Understanding of the space
    and confused, they
    may forget how to get home or
    think that they need to leave.
    around yourself and how far They may also wander in their
    away things are. home, moving objects around
    short-term memory (noun) without purpose.

    Short-term memories are those


    Download the Key Stage
    based on things that have
    2 story ‘Don’t Forget Me,
    happened recently. People living
    with dementia often find that Nana Phoebe’ here.
    it becomes harder to hold on to
    short-term memories.
    symptom (noun)
    A sign that someone has a
    particular illness or disease,

    T
    either physical or mental.
    treatment (noun)
    Medical care given to a
    patient to relieve their
    illness or injury.
    vascular dementia
    (noun)
    A type of dementia
    which sometimes happens

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