Neurocognitive and Neurodegenerative Disorders: Summary (Nursing)

00:01 In summary, delirium has a very fast onset, and it's a medical emergency.

00:08 Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and other cognitive, neurocognitive diseases have a slower onset, and they are progressive in nature.

00:21 When we think about neurocognitive diseases, we realize they can be primary where the disease itself is causing the brain to be deteriorating, or can be secondary, where the deterioration of the brain is coming from maybe a TBI or some other impact, an assault on the brain itself.

00:45 Most importantly, we always remember that our treatment focuses on the patient and alleviation of the symptoms that the patient is experiencing, as well as reducing caregiver burden.