Those Caring for a Spouse with Dementia More Likely to Develop Dementia Themselves
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Anthony CirilloPosted
Fri 07 May 2010 5:21am
of dies. So now comes this study from Utah State University that shows that people who care for a spouse with dementia are six times more likely to develop dementia themselves than spouses of people without dementia.
Researchers followed 1,221 married couples for 12 years to determine the effects of dementia on a spousal caregiver. During the study, 125
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Dementia Doing or Dementia Being?
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Susan L.Posted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:45pm
After a great week of speaking in the Southwest, I was lucky to spend a few days in beautiful Utah. In talking to a trail guide who recently retired to Utah and asking him why picked Utah, he said, "I wanted to go from a human doing to a human being". This started me thinking about how true that statement is for persons with dementia.
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Vascular Dementia (VD) | Dementia & Alzheimer's Weekly
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Joseph PotocnyPosted
Tue 17 Apr 2012 12:00am
Dementia's youngest victims often defy stereotypes – USATODAY.com :
'via Blog this'
This was sent to me by ALZ.org. I guess people are pulling their heads out of their asses finally. You and I longtime ago said these things.
God Bless,
joe
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Alzheimer's Disease, Types of Dementia, and What is the Difference Between Alzheimer's and Dementia
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Bob DeMarcoPosted
Fri 26 Nov 2010 10:42pmDementia is a symptom, and Alzheimer's disease is the cause of the symptoms...
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In a nutshell, dementia is a symptom, and Alzheimer's disease is the cause of the symptom. When someone is told they have dementia, it means that they have significant memory problems as well as other cognitive difficulties
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Dementia symptoms that may not be dementia
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Carol Bradley BursackPosted
Fri 14 Jan 2011 12:00amDementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease, is so much in the news that many people worry they have the disease whenever they have the slightest memory slip... their best friend's name. These people do need to see a doctor, but they may not have dementia. A complete workup could reveal other physical issues that are reversible.
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Dementia risk 600 percent higher if spouse has dementia
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Dr. John Z.Posted
Thu 06 May 2010 12:00am
Older married adults whose spouse has dementia are at a six times higher risk for developing dementia themselves, compared to similar older married adults whose spouse never develops dementia. This is the key finding of a study published today
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Dementia Caregiver Characteristics Linked To Dementia Behaviors
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Susan L.Posted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:46pm
Why would younger dementia caregivers report MORE behaviors than some of their elder caregiving counterparts?
The answer to that puzzling question is not yet known but it appears that the recent study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine has unearthed a new obstacle in trying to help the person with dementia: their caregiver.
A recent
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What is DEMENTIA?
Dementia ( ...
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Just ShariPosted
Wed 24 Mar 2010 10:17am
, as similar sets of symptoms due to organic brain dysfunction are given different names in populations younger than adulthood (see, for instance, developmental disorders).
Dementia...
What is DEMENTIA?
Dementia (from Latin de- "apart, away" + mens "mind") is the progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the body beyond what
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