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Dusk-to-Dawn Therapy for Dementia’s Restless Minds - NYTimes.com by My Elder Advocate Patient Expert

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Posted Sun 14 Jun 2009 10:43pm Dusk-to-Dawn Therapy for Dementia’s Restless Minds - NYTimes.com. Read on »

Dusk-to-Dawn Therapy for Dementia’s Restless Minds - NYTimes.com by My Elder Advocate Patient Expert

Posted Sun 14 Jun 2009 2:53pm Dusk-to-Dawn Therapy for Dementia’s Restless Minds - NYTimes.com. Read on »

Those Caring for a Spouse with Dementia More Likely to Develop Dementia Themselves by Anthony Cirillo Patient Expert

Posted 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 Read on »

Dementia Doing or Dementia Being? by Susan L. Patient Expert

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. Read on »

Vascular Dementia (VD) | Dementia & Alzheimer's Weekly by Joseph Potocny Patient Expert

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Posted 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 Read on »

Alzheimer's Disease, Types of Dementia, and What is the Difference Between Alzheimer's and Dementia by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Fri 26 Nov 2010 10:42pm Dementia is a symptom, and Alzheimer's disease is the cause of the symptoms... Alzheimer's Reading Room 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 Read on »

Dementia symptoms that may not be dementia by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Fri 14 Jan 2011 12:00am Dementia, 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. Read more Read on »

Dementia risk 600 percent higher if spouse has dementia by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

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 Read on »

Dementia Caregiver Characteristics Linked To Dementia Behaviors by Susan L. Patient Expert

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 Read on »

What is DEMENTIA? Dementia ( ... by Just Shari Posted 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 Read on »