Dementia

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Dementia

Progression

  • When did disease process start
  • Initial versus subsequent visit

Location

  • N/A

Acuity

  • Acute or chronic

Name

  • Vascular or associated with other diseases (see below)

Necessary Procedures

  • N/A

Other

  • Link between dementia and any associated behaviors-aggression, combative, violent, wandering, etc.

Why

  • Underlying cause of dementia, if known-Alzheimer's (early onset, late onset), dementia due to Lewy bodies, HIV, Parkinson's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, SLE, Pick's disease, etc.