Med. praxi. 2010;7(3):139-144

Dementia

doc.MUDr.Iva Holmerová¹, Mgr.Martina Mátlová², MUDr.Hana Vaňková¹, MUDr.Božena Jurašková³

¹ Gerontologické centrum, Praha

² Česká alzheimerovská společnost, Praha

³ Subkatedra geriatrie UK v Praze, LF Hradec Králové

The authors highlight the magnitude of the problem of dementias and the most common causes of Alzheimer‘s disease in relation to the

ageing of the population in Europe as well as the Czech Republic. Neurodegenerative diseases, particularly those causing dementia,

will likely cause the highest disease burden in this century. Furthermore, the authors briefly mention the dementia syndrome characterized

by impaired cognitive functions, impaired self-sufficiency and other psychiatric symtomatology and behavior disorders. Also, the

current “P-PA-IA” strategy of the Czech Alzheimer Society is briefly characterized that is based on the needs of patients with dementia

in individual stages; it involves the support of patients in early-stage dementia, programmed activity in moderate-stage dementia and

individualized activities (or, later on, assistance) in severe-stage dementia.

Keywords: dementia, dementia syndrome characteristics, Czech Alzheimer Society

Published: May 1, 2010  Show citation