Dementia is a general term for memory loss and decline in mental ability that is severe enough to interfere with the activities of daily living. Dementia can result from a variety of irreversible and potentially reversible causes. In This UCI Mind Dementia Article: Dementia Overview Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease Vascular Dementia […]
Aging is an inevitable journey for everyone, and includes many obstacles and different paths to take. How we live our lives can have enormous impact on whether we grow old gracefully, or succumb along the way. Good physical health, through diet and exercise, will allow people to remain active well into their […]
Medications and Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease – What to Avoid by Gaby T. Thai, M.D. Doctors are often asked whether there are any medications that someone with Alzheimer’s disease should avoid. Patients with Alzheimer’s disease may need medicines to treat symptoms of the disease, as well as for other health problems such as bladder incontinence, […]
Alzheimer’s disease is such a complex disease that there is little likelihood of finding one treatment or cure. Scientists are focusing on many aspects of the disease as they seek solutions. The following are areas of focus for current treatments: helping people maintain mental function; managing behavioral symptoms; and slowing, delaying or preventing Alzheimer’s disease. […]
There are several methods and diagnostic tools to help determine fairly accurately whether an individual with memory problems has “possible Alzheimer’s disease,” “probable Alzheimer’s disease,” or some other memory or neurological problem. “Possible Alzheimer’s disease” is defined as a dementia that could be due to another condition. “Probable Alzheimer’s disease” means there are no […]
Scientists don’t yet fully understand what causes AD, but it is clear that it develops, because of a complex series of events that take place in the brain over a long period of time. It is likely that the causes include genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Because people differ in their genetic make-up and lifestyle, […]
What is Dementia? Dementia — Decline in intellectual ability impacting memory plus one or more other cognitive abilities severe enough to interfere with everyday functioning Alzheimer's Disease — Most common type of dementia Mild Cognitive Impairment — Borderline between normal aging and dementia In this UCI Mind Alzheimer's Disease Article: Overview of Alzheimer’s […]
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SPONSOR FLOODED WITH INQUIRIES AT RECENT “WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S” SeniorCareHomes.com Major Player at Recent Awareness Event in Orange County LADERA RANCH, Calif.- SeniorCareHomes.com, a leader in the provision of news and information on assisted living facilities nationally, recently participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event on November 5, 2011 in Huntington […]
September 21. 2011- Frontiers of the MIND focusing on Traumatic Brain Injury Featuring Ann McKee, M.D. , Boston University Dr. McKee’s research interests center on the neuropathological alterations of neurodegenerative diseases, with a primary focus on the role of tau protein, axonal injury, trauma, vascular injury, and neurodegeneration. Much of her current work centers on […]
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