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294.1x Dementia due to head trauma (coded 294.1 in the DSM-IV) 294.1x Dementia due to Parkinson's disease (coded 294.9 in the DSM-IV) 294.1x Dementia due to Huntington's disease (coded 294.1 in the DSM-IV) 294.1x Dementia due to Pick's disease (coded 290.10 in the DSM-IV) 294.1x Dementia due to Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (coded 290.10 in the ...
Paranoia can be a symptom of dementia, but it has to be accompanied with other symptoms to make a diagnosis. Paranoia by itself is not a reason to diagnose someone with dementia, but it is a ...
Paraphrenia is often associated with a physical change in the brain, such as a tumor, stroke, ventricular enlargement, or neurodegenerative process. [4] Research that reviewed the relationship between organic brain lesions and the development of delusions suggested that "brain lesions which lead to subcortical dysfunction could produce delusions when elaborated by an intact cortex".
Double Helix (2004) is a novel by American writer Nancy Werlin about 18-year-old Eli Samuels, who works for a famous molecular biologist named Dr. Quincy Wyatt. There is a mysterious connection between Dr. Wyatt and Eli's parents, and all Eli knows about the connection is that it has something to do with his mother, who has Huntington's disease.
Sundowning is often a symptom that happens after someone is diagnosed with dementia or a dementia-related disease, but it can also be an early sign of mental decline itself. “There are changes ...
The first of these, in 1884-1885 was what was then diagnosed as dementia praecox (later known as paranoid schizophrenia or schizophrenia, paranoid type). He described his second mental illness , from 1893 to 1902, making also a brief reference to the first disorder from 1884 to 1885, in his book Memoirs of A Nervous Illness ( German ...
As a caregiver, you need to find your own personal meaning for what you do, Carpenter says. Develop ways to reinforce your understanding that caring for your loved one makes a difference. A couple ...
One of the astronauts on a Mars mission grows increasingly paranoid. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2003 fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling, includes a scene with a couple who both have profound dementia resulting from prolonged magical torture. The Unifying Force, 2003 science fiction novel by James Luceno.