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At the beginning of the century, Philippe made various observations at the hospital that led him to write his Medical-Philosophical Treatise on Mental Alienation in . In this treatise he coined four concepts about “mental illness” : Melancholy , mania , mutism and dementia . These concepts have undergone continuous modifications in their definition until they become the constructs we know today . However, the term dementia , understood as the manifestation of certain symptoms, among which agitation and loss of cognitive functions such as memory and judgment stand out , continues to accompany us in our daily lives.
As indicated by the Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare in its Comprehensive Plan for Alzheimer's and other Dementias in the prevalence of Dementia due to Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias was , and Every year, almost million new cases of dementia are diagnosed in the world , which means Fax Lists that a new case of dementia is diagnosed every seconds. There is no doubt that if we are told about dementia (or Neurocognitive Disorder as it is currently called), the word Alzheimer's comes to our mind almost immediately, and therefore, memory loss.
However, Alzheimer's is not the only cause of dementia, nor is memory loss the only symptom of dementia . Misidentification Syndromes in Dementia Another of the symptoms that most frequently occur in dementia are psychotic symptoms , and among them, delusions , one of the main reasons why patients with dementia are admitted to specialized centers, separating them from the environment in which they have been. living together for years. Within delusions, a group of psychopathologies called Misidentification Syndromes stands out , a set of symptoms that are characterized.
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