PSYC 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Amnesia, Eye Tracking, Dementia
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She is also less inhibited than she used to be. She likely has: normal healthy changing is memory, amnestic mci, nonamnestic mci. Slight genetic disposition, if you have the gene apoe-e4, you"re (cid:373)ore likely to have mci: but it is not a guarantee, also (cid:373)ore likely to develop alzhei(cid:373)er"s disease. Higher raters of mci: diabetes, current smoking, depression, high blood pressure/cholesterol, lack of exercises or mental/social activity. First step is to rule out other factors: medication & supplement interactions. Neurological and memory tests: mmse, mini mental state examination, reflexes, eye tracking. Early clinical symptoms: forgetfulness, difficulty learning new things, following conversations, and concentrating, getting lost, not being able to follow directions, communication difficulties, mood shifts, depression, apathy, mild co-ordination problems, difficulty with challenging cognitive tasks. Middle stage clinical symptoms: memory problems become more pronounced, e. g remember your own name but not your address, declining concentration.
