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Understand the diagnosis, treatment, and challenges of managing neurocognitive disorders including Alzheimer's disease.
Recognize the misuse of medications and substances in the elderly population and its implications.
Understand the impact of aging on mental health, including the onset of schizophrenia and other psychotic symptoms.
Differentiate between types of disorders affecting the elderly, such as delusional disorder, neurocognitive disorders, and delirium.

Definitions:

Destroying Brain

The irreversible damage to brain cells and tissues, leading to loss of function.

Electrical Stimulation of the Brain

A technique used in neuroscience to activate or study specific brain areas through direct electrical currents.

Computerised Tomography

A medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional images of specific areas of a scanned object.

Positron Emission Tomography

A diagnostic imaging technique that uses radioactive substances to visualize and measure changes in metabolic processes.

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