Seroquel is an atypical antipsychotic commonly used in patients with dementia and behavior problems or dementia and psychosis. However, just because it is commonly used does not mean that this use is "approved." But the fact that it is not "approved" does not mean that the use of it represents poor medical care. To give you a more specific answer, "approved" usually means FDA approved for a particular indication. There are no atypical antipsychotics approved by the FDA for patients with dementia and psychosis. All use of atypical antipsychotics in this patient population is "off-label." All atypical antipsychotics have black-box warnings concerning increased mortality for patients with dementia and psychosis. Studies have indicated that Seroquel has a somewhat lower rate of cardiac events associated with its use in patients with dementias and psychosis than do other atypical antipsychotics. However the black-box warning applies to the entire class of atypical antipsychotics.
Some serious dementia symptoms include memory loss affecting daily activities, disorientation in familiar places, difficulty communicating, changes in mood or behavior, and impaired judgment. It is important to consult a medical professional for an accurate diagnosis and appropriate management.
This is a tricky one because Seroquel xr is not approved for the treatment of " dementia-related psychosis"
That term is often used, as well as Christmas-itis.
The word dementia is Latin and means madness
Symptoms of lupus cerebritis may include headaches, seizures , stroke , psychosis, dementia , peripheral neuropathy , cerebellar ataxia
Dementia is a separate problem from psychosis, even though the symptoms can be similar. Senile dementia is caused by the deterioration of the brain due to aging, and anti-psychotic drugs are of no use in that situation. It would be a serious mistake to use them for dementia, since all anti-psychotic drugs carry a risk of severe side effects.
Dementia is a somewhat obsolescent, ( late thirties vogue) catch-all term for mental illness and means ( Out of the Mind)- lit. there was a sort of maxim or slogan: Ex Luna, Dementia, From the Moon, Dementia- or madness. The term is rarely used except for senile dementia- which refers to mental problems in the senior citizen bracket, Alzheimer"s for example. It is interesting both Senile and Dementia are Latin Based- Senile implying age, as in senior, senator- lit. Old Man! and I have already defined dementia. Dementia Praecox is an old-style term for what is now called Schizophrenia, Don"t be a Skeetz!
Dementia is a somewhat obsolescent, ( late thirties vogue) catch-all term for mental illness and means ( Out of the Mind)- lit. there was a sort of maxim or slogan: Ex Luna, Dementia, From the Moon, Dementia- or madness. The term is rarely used except for senile dementia- which refers to mental problems in the senior citizen bracket, Alzheimer"s for example. It is interesting both Senile and Dementia are Latin Based- Senile implying age, as in senior, senator- lit. Old Man! and I have already defined dementia. Dementia Praecox is an old-style term for what is now called Schizophrenia, Don"t be a Skeetz!
Organic psychosis occurs where a person experiences psychotic symptoms in the context of an organic (physical) health problem. Symptoms of psychosis include hallucinations, delusions, formal thought disorder, anhedonia, apathy, avolition, amotivation. Organic problems that can cause psychosis are varied, and include brain tumours, viral infections, traumatic brain injury, and genetic disorders. Psychotic symptoms can also arise in the course of dementia, and also may be present when a person is experiencing delirium.
Aberration. Absurdity. Alienation. Craziness. Delirium. Delusion. Dementia. Derangement. Frenzy. Hysteria. Irrationality. Lunacy. Madness. Mania. Mental. Preposterousness. Psychopathy. Psychosis. Senselessness. Unbalance(ed).
In most cases, arthritis does not come on suddenly. Arthritis tends to be a progressive disease that slowly worsens over time. It can come on suddenly when it is related to an infection of the bone or cartilage.