Dementia and Challenging Behaviors in Gerontological Centers. A Case Report.

Romina Mouriz, José Caamaño Ponte, Laura García Tuñas, Carlos Dosil, David Facal

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Article in Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Romina MourizGerontological Therapeutic Complex "A Veiga", Serge Lucense, Pobra de San Xiao, Láncara, 27360 Lugo, Spain. rominamouriz@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2407-0241

José Caamaño PonteGerontological Therapeutic Complex "A Veiga", Serge Lucense, Pobra de San Xiao, Láncara, 27360 Lugo, Spain. caamajos@hotmail.com.

Laura García TuñasGerontological Therapeutic Complex "A Veiga", Serge Lucense, Pobra de San Xiao, Láncara, 27360 Lugo, Spain. serge@serge.es.

Carlos DosilGerontological Therapeutic Complex "A Veiga", Serge Lucense, Pobra de San Xiao, Láncara, 27360 Lugo, Spain. carlos.dosil@usc.es.

David FacalDepartment of Developmental Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostel, Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Galicia, Spain. david.facal@usc.es.ORCID 0000-0001-6230-0090

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among the main challenges in geriatric and gerontological centers, we consider, central, the individualized attention to those elderly persons with challenging behaviors, to the extent that it is possible to design preventive strategies that delay cognitive deterioration and minimize consequences of behavior disorders. The first step will be to develop the correct interpretation of symptoms and deficits as a guarantee of a correct diagnosis which, in addition to not always being easy, has to be adapted to the progression of the disease. We present the case of a 68-year-old institutionalized individual, with an initial diagnosis of diffuse Lewy bodies dementia, analyzing his cognitive and behavioral evolution, and the pharmacological and non-pharmacological approach to the case.

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challenging behaviorscognitive impairmentLewy bodies dementia

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PMID31023983

DOI10.3390/geriatrics4010015

PMCPMC6473795

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