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Part of the Peripheral Nervous system Spinal nerves
Neuron Nerve Cell, basic working unit of the nervous system
Nervous system Sends messages through the body and senses and interprets information from outside the body
Paraplegia Loss of function of the lower body and legs
Cognition Ability to think logically
Dementia Progress loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating
Alzheimer's Disease progressive degenerative, and incurable disease that causes proteins to build up in and around the nerve cells. Result in memory loss, cognitive impairment and behavioral changes. l
Alzheimer's Disease Skills a person has used over a lifetime are usually kept longer, Strategies for communication include talkin about one subject at a time, using simple short sentences, if resident has lost most of verbal skills, NA's should use touch , smiles and laughter, Na should Mark the bathroom with a sign or picture if resident is incontinent.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder intrusive repetitive thought or behavior that causes anxiety
Seasonal affective disorder type of depression that often recurs in fall or winter months and can cause sleeping more than normal, along with low energy and wight gain
Validation Therapy Therapy that allows resident with AD to believe that they live in the past or in imaginary circumstances
Anxiety Disorder tx Medication and psychotherapy
Migraine Warning sign an Aura
CVA Guideline Na assists resident with ambulation to prevent falls
Parkinson's Causes a shuffling gait
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