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The Face of Dementia

21/09/2019 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

Free

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THE FACE OF DEMENTIA

by Robert A. Hendrix, MD

DEMENTIA affects approximately 50 million of the human population globally. This presentation will review:

General definition of DEMENTIA

distinctions:

Lewy body dementia vs Alzheimer’s disease dementia

Alcohol-Related Dementia (ARD)

Symptoms and diagnosis

Phases of dementia

Etiologies and associated conditions

– head trauma

– including metabolic disorders including:

diabetes

liver dysfunction

– sleep disorders

– depression

– cigarette smoking, oxidative stress and inflammation

– drug abuse

– commonly used medications associated with dementia,

– nutrition factors

Treatment & prognosis

Artistic depiction by patients with dementia

Risk factors and Prevention

 

Related PDF Faces of Dementia

 

 

Previous presentations of Robert in the Film Collection

 

 

 

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Details

Date:
21/09/2019
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
Cost:
Free
Website:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/61/127/32

Venue

Auditorium

Organiser

Chantal Jager

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