🧠Dementia is a progressive clinical syndrome characterized by a decline in memory, thinking, reasoning, language, behavior, and the ability to perform daily activities. It is not a single disease, but a group of disorders caused by various neurodegenerative and vascular conditions.
In this comprehensive lecture, you'll learn the types of dementia, underlying causes, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnosis, investigations, management, and the role of physiotherapy and rehabilitation. This topic is essential for students of neurology, medicine, physiotherapy, nursing, occupational therapy, and other healthcare sciences.
📚 Topics Covered:
✔ What is Dementia?
✔ Normal Aging vs Dementia
✔ Epidemiology & Risk Factors
✔ Pathophysiology of Dementia
✔ Types of Dementia
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Vascular Dementia
• Lewy Body Dementia
• Frontotemporal Dementia
• Mixed Dementia
✔ Causes of Dementia
✔ Clinical Features & Warning Signs
✔ Memory Impairment
✔ Cognitive Decline
✔ Language & Executive Dysfunction
✔ Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms (BPSD)
✔ Functional Assessment
✔ MMSE & MoCA
✔ Laboratory Investigations
✔ CT Scan & MRI Brain
✔ Differential Diagnosis of Dementia
✔ Pharmacological Management
✔ Non-Pharmacological Management
✔ Cognitive Rehabilitation
✔ Physiotherapy Management
✔ Caregiver Education & Long-Term Care
✔ Prognosis & Prevention
🎯 Who Should Watch?
Physiotherapy Students
Medical Students
Nursing Students
Occupational Therapy Students
Psychology Students
Speech & Language Therapy Students
Neurology & Psychiatry Residents
Healthcare Professionals Preparing for Competitive Exams
BOOK REFERENCES
Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology
Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice
Merritt's Neurology
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
DSM-5-TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Principles of Neural Science – Eric R. Kandel
Neuroscience – Purves
Cash's Textbook of Neurology for Physiotherapists
Neurological Rehabilitation – Darcy Umphred
Guyton & Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology
