Defining Dementia
Since my main focus of this blog will be on dementia we first need a clear definition of what it means. According to the New World Dictionary the psychiatric definition is “the loss or impairment of...
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Memory
Two questions that most people ask when they want to know more about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are: What are the causes? Is there anything you can do to to prevent it? Scientists and doctors who...
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Inside the Brain
Only 1% of dementia cases can be cured with treatment. These types of dementia usually evolve as a side affect from conditions such as an operable brain tumor, vitamin B12 deficiency, thyroid...
View ArticlePrevention
How do you prevent dementia or Alzheimer’s? Let me tell you, first of all, there is no magic pill. Doctors and scientists are working very hard to find a cure or identify factors that lead to the...
View ArticleScreening for Dementia
Say, you are worried about your mother who seems to not remember what you had just told her. Perhaps your husband has taken the wrong turn a few times on the way to a favorite restaurant. Maybe in...
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A Medical Assessment
You see your parent or loved one begin to have memory problems: they ask the same questions over and over; can’t remember where they placed something; have difficulty making decisions; forget to pay...
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Research
A major discovery has been made in the research of Alzheimer’s disease, as reported in the July 2018 edition of JAMA Neurology. Researchers at Yale University Alzheimer’s Research center have been able...
View ArticleA Reason For Hope
In this time of increased political divisiveness and lack of confidence in our congressional representatives to work together and make effective decisions to run the country, finding evidence of...
View ArticlePreparation for Eldercare
What would you do if your parent became incapacitated and/or was unable to make decisions on their own? We don’t like to think about the time our parents will no longer be with us and we will need to...
View ArticleHope for the Future
IT HAS BEEN almost five years since I first began my study of dementia after my mother passed away from the effects of dementia and what was probably the beginning stages of true Alzheimer’s. I wanted...
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