Author/Editor     Muršec, Mojca
Title     Demenca kot klinični sindrom
Type     članek
Source     In: Zbornik referatov 7. strokovnega seminarja sekcije medicinskih sester in zdravstvenih tehnikov v socialnih zavodih; 1999 okt 14-15; Čatež. Ljubljana: Zbornica zdravstvene nege Slovenije,
Publication year     1999
Volume     str. 10-8
Language     slo
Abstract     The portion of elderly people in the Slovene society has been increasing steadily in recent years. The life expectancy is rising, but at the same time there is an increasing number of diseases witch are characteristic for the old age. Dementia as it is described in article, is not a direct consequence of ageing even though it occurs relatively frequently in the old age. In the article dementia is presented as a clinical syndrome. It is also discussed the possible causes, its clinical picture and its treatment. Unfortunately the prognosis is not very favorable, because the most causes of dementia are irreversible due to a progressive development of disease.
Descriptors     DEMENTIA
AGING
COGNITION DISORDERS
AGED
DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
DELIRIUM