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Dementia is a scary, heartbreaking condition in which individuals may experience memory loss, confusion and an inability to care for themselves in the same ways.
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The virus causing cold sores may also be linked to Alzheimer’s risk, a new study suggests. Image credit: alvaro gonzalez/Getty Images. This article originally appeared on Medical News Today
Medical News Today is a web-based outlet for medical information and news, targeted at both the general public and physicians. All posted content is available online (>250,000 articles as of January 2014), and the earliest available article dates from May 2003. The website was founded in 2003 by Alastair Hazell and Christian Nordqvist. [1]
Delirium (formerly acute confusional state, an ambiguous term that is now discouraged) [1] is a specific state of acute confusion attributable to the direct physiological consequence of a medical condition, effects of a psychoactive substance, or multiple causes, which usually develops over the course of hours to days.
Symptoms may include headache, vomiting, trouble with balance, and confusion. [1] Onset is generally sudden. [1] Complications can include seizures, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, and bleeding in the back of the eye. [1] [3] In hypertensive encephalopathy, generally the blood pressure is greater than 200/130 mmHg. [1]
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Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a decline in cognitive function (especially in memory and executive functions) that may last from 1–12 months after surgery, or longer. [1]