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What is the second most common cause of dementia? by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 11:43pm is the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer disease? Her answer was that if you are talking about a primary neurodegenerative disease, it’s Dementia with Lewy Bodies... and let the neurologist make the call as to whether or not the patient’s dementia is due to a vascular cause. Read on »

Obesity in Midlife Can Cause Dementia by Linda Posted Fri 19 Dec 2008 12:00am A research study reported in the Archives of Neurology has suggested that obesity causes greater risk for dementia. The work was done at the Karolinska Institute... such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol at midlife were present along with obesity, the risk of dementia was six times higher than in people having none of the risk factors. So Read on »

Abdominal Fat May Cause Dementia Later in Life by Linda Posted Sat 22 May 2010 12:00am during middle age boosts the risk of dementia later in life. The study looked at histories of patients with average age 60, about 70% were women. The data suggests a stronger connection between central obesity, particularly the visceral fat component of abdominal obesity, and risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. It is estimated that 24.3 million people Read on »

The Real Cause of Dementia is NOT Old Age by Mom-n-Me Posted Mon 20 Sep 2010 7:48pm long enough. Thank goodness, we know better than that today. Dementia is not the natural result of aging Dementia is caused by specific, identifiable diseases Diagnosis is important to identify the dementia’s that are treatable A proper evaluation is needed for management of the diseases that aren’t curable CAUSES OF DEMENTIA Read on »

Tofu causes dementia by J. Stephen H. Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 8:37pm It seems that vegetarians are screwed on multiple levels, they get called hippies by me AND they might be at an increased risk of dementia in old age. The study recently... that people who ate tofu at least once a day (which is classified as high consumption) had a statistically higher chance of showing dementia. So what could be causing this higher rate Read on »

Causes of dementia symptoms by Jennifer J. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 16 Mar 2011 12:00am Alzheimer's Disease Vascular dementia Lewy Body Frontotemporal In addition, issues such as brain tumours, which grow wildy and block the cardiovascular system... of dementia symptoms include processing of abstract thinking skills such as math and memory. Read on »

Can Sleeping Too Long Cause Dementia? by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 23 Sep 2009 10:41pm . They go on to report that about 70% of their study subjects were found to have Alzheimer’s as a cause of their dementia, and the rest had Parkinson’s, secondary dementia, and other... effectively, you’ll naturally want to sleep longer to compensate. I doubt sleeping longer per se can cause dementia, and the study authors agree on this point. Having untreated Read on »

The Most Common Cause of Dementia by Susan Berg Posted Wed 25 Nov 2009 10:04pm , causing memory loss, trouble thinking, learning and perceiving, as well as problems with behavior. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. Scientist have... Here is a great dementia resource for caregivers and healthcare professinals, Here is information on being the best caregiver you can be Here are more interesting Read on »

The Most Common Cause of Dementia by Susan Berg Posted Thu 15 Oct 2009 10:03pm dementia brain boosting activities eHow What Is Dementia? Dementia, an abnormal brain condition, is when your brain cells progressively die, causing memory loss, trouble thinking, learning and perceiving, as well as problems with behavior. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. Scientist have not identified any single reason why Read on »

Can Low Vitamin D Levels Cause Dementia? by Anita Patient Expert

Posted Mon 07 Dec 2009 4:55pm Recent research indicates that low blood levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease If menopausal brain fog isn’t enough…it seems... disease, all of which have been linked to some degree to increased risks for dementia. Based on these risk factors, William Grant, PhD, from the Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Read on »