Differential Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

1. Depression

   • Sense of Loss
     • Memory
     • Ability to carry out ADL's
   • Withdrawn
   • Forgetfulness
   • Tearfulness
   • Low mood
     • Poor concentration
       • Not fully focused therefore more likely to forget

2. Anxiety

   • Reduced concentraton
     • Loss of focus
       • Forgetfulness

3. U.T.I

   • Can cause confusion in older people and people with dementia
   • Sudden unexplaned change in behaviour
     • Aggitation
     • Increased Confusion
     • Withdrawal
   • Any infection can speed up the progression of Dementia
     • It is important for early idenification and treatment
   • Delerium
     • Acutely confused state
     • Distressing change in someones behaviour
     • Aggitation
     • Restlessness
     • Difficulty conentrating

4. Physical Injury

   • Head Injury
     • Temporal Lobe
       • Responsible for Hearing and Memory
       • Injury could impact on the persons abilty to hear the informaton

5. Side effects of medication

   • Can cause sleep deprivation
     • causing the person to become forgetful

6. Reduced sleep

   • Disturbed sleep pattern
     • Poor concentration
       • Forgetfulness