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Alzheimer's Test, the Alzheimer's Questionnaire
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Overall, these data indicate that certain informant-reported cognitive symptoms may help clinicians differentiate individuals with aMCI from those with normal cognition. Items pertaining to repetition of statements, orientation, ability to manage finances, and visuospatial disorientation had high discriminatory power.
Informant-reported cognitive symptoms that predict amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Kathryn Davis, Christine Belden, Sandra Jacobson and Marwan N Sabbagh. BMC Geriatrics
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How Alzheimer's Spreads Throughout the ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 4, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Forgetful or at Risk for Alzheimer's?Email this article to a colleague.
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It is extremely difficult to distinguish between normal age related memory loss, and early stages of mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, or other forms of dementia.
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It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI).
However people with aMCI are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), and identification of these people would mean that they could begin treatment as early as possible.
New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Geriatrics shows that s...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 4, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
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Meeting Alzheimer’s at the MoMAEmail this article to a colleague.
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“A hollow woman,” says one man with Alzheimer’s. “An empty-headed woman,” says another. “What a sexy broad!” he continues.
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Sally Abrahms
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There is an excellent new article on the AARP website, Meeting Alzheimer’s at the MoMA. The article was written by Sally Abrahms
This dovetails nicely with our recent discussion on the importance of keeping persons living with Alzheimer's active, attached to the world, and socialized.
Art, and the a visit to an art museum, is important not only to the person living with Alzheimer's, but also to the Alzheimer's caregiver.
This...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 3, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Study Sheds New Light on Driving with Alzheimer'sEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than 60 percent of drivers with dementia went missing while on a routine, familiar, and caregiver permitted trips.
By Carole B. Larkin
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I came across an interesting article in Care Advantage a magazine published specifically for caregivers of persons of Alzheimer’s and other cognitive diseases.
The magazine is FREE and is published 4 times a year by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. To get on the mailing list go to www.afacareadvantage.org. The article was on drivers with dementia, specifically studying why and how they get “lost driving their cars".
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Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 3, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Carole Larkin MAG, CMC, CAEd, QDCS, EICS Source Type: blogs
Dr. Travis Stork from “The Doctors” talks about heart health, with tips for caregiversEmail this article to a colleague.
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February is Heart Health Month. With this in mind, Dr. Travis Stork, co-host of the award winning talk show The Doctors, generously donated some time for a small conference call that allowed four writers to ask specific questions about heart health. Dr. Stork is a practicing ER doctor and faculty physician in the emergency department at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
The takeaway from the call was much the same... (Source: Carol Bradley Bursack's SharePosts)
Source: Carol Bradley Bursack's SharePosts - February 2, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
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I've discussed the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) on several occasions. The president is working on the budget and we need to be sure that he stays committed to NAPA. Here is something from the Alzheimer's Association website -- if you clink on the link below you can sign the letter going to President Obama. It only takes a minute and we need your help.Alzheimer's can't wait. We need a (Source: Dealing with Alzheimer's Blog)
Source: Dealing with Alzheimer's Blog - February 2, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Kris Source Type: blogs
Senate and House Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Fight Alzheimer's and Chronic Heath ConditionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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“Alzheimer’s and other chronic conditions take a tremendous personal and economic toll on millions of Americans and their families. Moreover, in addition to the human suffering they cause, they pose significant challenges to the fiscal health of our nation.”
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Senator Susan Collins
In an effort to spur innovation in research and drug development for chronic health conditions such as Alzheimer's Disease, U.S. Senator Susan Collins today introduced bipartisan legislation that would help speed the development of new drugs and therapies.
The Spending Reductions through Innovations in Therapies...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 2, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer’s Disease May Spread by ‘Jumping’ from One Brain Region to AnotherEmail this article to a colleague.
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If tau pathology starts in the entorhinal cortex and emanates from there, the most effective approach may be to treat Alzheimer’s the way we treat cancer—through early detection and treatment, before it has a chance to spread.
By Bob DeMarco
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The issue here is straight forward. Does abnormal tau move from neuron to neuron across synapses?
The research interests me because what we are talking about is the possibility of stopping abnormal tau before it spreads throughout the brain. Stopping the disease before it gets to the hippocampus and then into other regions of the brain.
Does this m...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 2, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Nine Suggestions To Get You Through WinterEmail this article to a colleague.
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The whole point is to bear in mind that living our lives as fully as possible requires us to venture outside now and then, even if it’s winter. I’m convinced that this is as true for Mom as I know it is for me.
By Pamela R. Kelley
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We live in the north, where the winters are long and dark and snow-filled.
Our Alaskan environment is ideal for those of us who love the outdoors, who are mobile and active, who can keep the wood stove blazing and lose ourselves in a good book.
It’s more difficult for those of us who cannot do any of those things, particularly due to the complications ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 2, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Do You Let Your Alzheimer's Patient 'Veg Out'Email this article to a colleague.
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This article is not about "pigging" out on vegetables, its about letting a person living with Alzheimer's sit around idly doing nothing, nada, nimbus, nix.
I'll start with some full disclosure here.
Yes, way back when, near the beginning of my Alzheimer's caregiving journey, I did let Dotty sit around like an uncooked vegetable. I also let her doze off in a chair, or on the sofa. Truth be told, when she was "out cold" I felt at ease, comfortable.
Years later I finally realized the heavy priced I paid for being a "couch potato" caregiver.
A very heavy toll.
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Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 1, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Patient Lost, Wanders 1,500 Miles from HomeEmail this article to a colleague.
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How did this Alzheimer's patient get lost and travel 1,500 miles? How did this Alzheimer's patient get home?
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Good Samaritan
by Rembrandt
This potentially horrific story had a happy ending.
If you are sick and tired of reading all the negative on the front page of the newspaper, and tired of listening to politicians "tear each other down", read this.
The bottom line on this story, two wonderful police officers went "above and beyond the call of duty".
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Here is the cliff notes version of this story:
An unnamed man suffering from Alzhe...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 1, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Sign The National Alzheimer’s Plan PetitionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Exercising Your Brain Through Learning May Help Ward Off Alzheimer'sEmail this article to a colleague.
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I’ve come to be a firm believer in exercise – the mental kind. By stretching our brains through a variety of activities throughout our lives, we not only make our lives more fulfilling, but we also may be protecting ourselves against Alzheimer’s.
A new study out of the University of California-Berkley is the first to find people who participate in a variety of activities throughout their lives may decrease the level of... (Source: Dorian Martin's SharePosts)
Source: Dorian Martin's SharePosts - January 31, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Dorian Martin Source Type: blogs
Accepting Alzheimers, Coping in Alzheimers WorldEmail this article to a colleague.
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When you step into the parallel world, Alzheimer's World, you start to accept the disconcerting behaviors that come with Alzheimer's disease. With acceptance comes understanding and peace of mind.
By Bob DeMarco
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July, 2011
When a person has Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia they are often difficult to understand. The behaviors they express are often difficult to accept.
It be be very hard to deal with a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
It is hard to understand that a person can't remember. Harder to accept that when they can't remember, they will do things that are co...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 31, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
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Ed Was More Contented with Alzheimer’s Disease: What If He Hadn’t Gotten It?
By Marie Marley
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I’m writing to tell you about a most unusual person with Alzheimer’s.
You’re going to think I’m crazy. You really are.
But to tell you the complete truth I have to tell you that Ed was far more contented when he developed Alzheimer’s than he ever was before. Yes, this is true.
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Ed, my beloved Romanian soul mate, was in his late 80s when he began becoming demented. He knew something was wrong. He was endlessly frustrated and afrai...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 31, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Iron Accumuation, Tau Linked to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The protein tau has long been at the center of a debate about the causes of Alzheimer’s disease, but how the protein works is still mostly a mystery.
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A paper published online yesterday in the journal Nature Medicine examines tau’s role in Parkinson’s disease and demonstrates that the protein’s function in the brain is related to the transport of iron, a big step toward understanding the molecular underpinnings of both neurodegenerative diseases.
Parkinson's and Alzheimer's could be caused by an accumulation of iron in regions of the brain, Australian researchers have found.
Following ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 31, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Missing Alzheimer's Patient Wanders Away in Red Pajamas, Was He Invisible?Email this article to a colleague.
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See Jack walk away. See Jack disappear in his red pajamas. Are Alzheimer's patients invisible?
By Bob DeMarco
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Jack Randles
Jack Randles an 84 year old man living with Alzheimer's disappeared on Wednesday and was finally found on Saturday.
More than 60 volunteers from the King County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Unit were searching for Jack each day, they didn't find him.
It seems Jack walked at least several miles in red pajamas and a pair of sneakers before he settled down for a few days.
Eventually Jack broke into an empty house and got in bed.
Fortunately, a woman ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 30, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
What if Her Mother Never Had Alzheimers? What if?Email this article to a colleague.
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What could have been?
By Bob DeMarco
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The thought, What if Dotty never had Alzheimer's?, has never crossed my mind.
However, after watching the Grey's Anatomy video below I did wonder, how many people have thought,
What would life have been like if Alzheimer's had never come into their life?
Of course, there are two or more parts to every story. What would life would have been like for the person living with Alzheimer's? What would life have been like for the Alzheimer's caregiver(s)?
I often think, I wish Dotty was more mobile. So we could do more.
I sometimes get a little sad because I ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 30, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Writing a Journal HelpsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A year later when I asked him how he was feeling one day and he told me, “less than minus.” A few months ago he told me, “I’m stuck.” Yesterday when I asked him what I could bring him from the store he told me, “children.”
By Mary Gazetas
Alzheimer's Reading Room
How do you as an Alzheimer’s caregiver process on a daily basis what you’re going through?
If you’re like me, I think about this journey pretty much all the time.
It’s hard not to when I see my husband’s things in the house. His books, papers, clothes and shoes that I’m reluctant to give away or get rid of.
Then his bicycle,...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 30, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Dotty Is Getting an MRI in the MorningEmail this article to a colleague.
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By Bob DeMarco
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For the past 12 days Dotty has had a persistent and sometimes severe headache. None of the remedies we used over the years are giving her relief.
The main purpose of the MRI is to rule out a cause other than the progression of Alzheimer's.
Our doctor is now on vacation, so I expect it to be a week or more before we get a definitive result from the MRI.
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Dotty is still eating and is still consistently hungry. She is also sleeping well.
She still smiles and occasionally says kiss my ass.
Dotty is, however, begi...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 29, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
We'd Show An Alzheimer's Survivor Here, If There Were OneEmail this article to a colleague.
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By Dorothy DeMarco
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Dotty, 95 years old
Diagnosed with Alzheimer's
in 2004
Dotty says,
Persons living with Alzheimer's don't want your pity, they want your help, understanding, and love.
I'm Not Dead Yet You Dipshit.
Feel free to comment on the Alzheimer's Association advertisement above in the Add New Comments box below.
Who writes this crap anyway? I didn't graduate from high school but, shouldn't it be "if there WAS One".
Peek-A-Boo.
More Dotty Says.
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Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 29, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Geneticist Turns Rock StarEmail this article to a colleague.
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What do Rudy Tanzi, Joe Perry and Jay Leno Have in Common?
By Bob DeMarco
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Can we get
an autograph?
Wowie Zowie.
Rudy Tanzi will be performing with Joe Perry on the The Tonight Show with Jan Leno tomorrow night, Monday, January 30.
If you can, check it out and then come back here and comment.
It only gets better for Tanzi, Madonna is also a guest on the show.
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Joe Perry and his friends will be performing ‘Man of Peace’.
Joe Perry has joined Amnesty International's latest music project, Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan Hono...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 29, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Support Groups and Google HangoutEmail this article to a colleague.
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I read about Alzheimer's caregivers all the time that say they are lonely or don't have anyone to talk too. There is a simple solution to this problem.
By Bob DeMarco
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I am sitting here wondering if there are any support groups out there built around Google Hangout.
Anybody?
You might be wondering, what is a Google hangout?
If you know what a hangout is, are you pressing the blue Google +1 button and sharing articles from the Alzheimer's Reading Room with your circles?
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When you open (start) a Google + account it comes with the Hangout fea...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 29, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Your Father is Dead. Grieving Children-Fathers and Sons.Email this article to a colleague.
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It was 34 years ago today January 28, 1978, The residents of Cleveland and Buffalo and Erie PA (where I was), remember it as the "blizzard of the century". It was a Saturday Morning and the wind was howling and the mountains of snow were piling up. In Cleveland. it was and still remains the lowest recorded barometer reading in history. I had just turned 16 a month before. On that morning, I stood in the driveway trying to jump start our car, as somehow my father in the hospital at Cleveland Clinic 100 miles away from Erie, had taken a turn for the worse. We had to somehow get the car started and make...
Source: Caregiver Survival: I Hate Alzheimers - January 28, 2012 Category: Dementia Tags: death grief father son grieving child Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's and the Importance of Thinking PositiveEmail this article to a colleague.
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There is a continuum of Alzheimer's caregiving that runs from Burden to Joy.
By Bob DeMarco
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You are what you think. How you think and the thoughts you think determine how you feel, perceive the world, and act.
Can how you think effect your Alzheimer's caregiving effort? Can how you act effect your caregiving effort?
Can how you talk and the words you use effect your caregiving effort?
Can how you speak to a person living with Alzheimer's effect how they feel and act?
You bet it can.
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Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 28, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
A Farewell storyEmail this article to a colleague.
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'I will never get her off my mind'
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I read about Hans and Gloria Gosch on the Reading Eagle in a wonderful, heart warming story written by Mike Urbin.
There were many sentences and quotes in this story that just stuck out and resonated to me.
I think many, maybe most, Alzheimer's caregivers will find bits of themselves while reading about Hans and his feelings.
I hope you will take the time to read the story, and then come back here and give us your reaction in the Add New Comment box below this article. You won't be wasting your time.
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Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 28, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Are We Near a Tipping Point in Alzheimer's Disease Research?Email this article to a colleague.
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By 2015 to 2020, somewhere in there, there's a tipping point where our healthcare system will collapse under Alzheimer's alone. There is no tipping point right now for saying we have a drug that will prevent this disease.
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Rudy Tanzi
"The first drugs that we tried didn't do it. There were those who then cried, "You're doing the wrong thing." They wanted to throw out the baby with the bathwater: "You got the wrong target. See, you're chasing the wrong ghost here."
No, the drugs were bad.
The amyloid is the target. You don't throw amyloid away."
Dr. Rudolph Tanzi is a Professor of Neurolog...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 27, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
The Best Alzheimer's Caregiver Tool of Them All, HarveyEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you hired someone to care for a person living with dementia you would probably need to give them some instruction or maybe even training. To turn your parrot into an effective Alzheimer's caregiver you might need to work with him (or her) for a while.
By Bob DeMarco
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Yesterday, I published, Dotty Stars in Breakfast with Harvey, in the video Dotty talks and sings with Harvey, the Alzheimer's caregiving repeat parrot.
As a result of the article, I received quite a few questions and comments.
Here is the first thing I want to say. Some caregivers see our Dotty, Parrot, videos and run right ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 27, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
New Criteria Announced for Assessing Alzheimer’s Disease NeuropathologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Under the previous guidelines, a postmortem pathology assessment was typically conducted in the brains of people diagnosed with clinical symptoms of dementia, and then only to determine whether Alzheimer’s pathology was an underlying cause of the dementia.
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The new criteria no longer require a dementia diagnosis while the person was living, as studies suggest that Alzheimer’s develops years before it becomes clinically evident and research has revealed that the brains of even cognitively normal people may have Alzheimer’s related brain changes.
The new pathology guidelines are described ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 26, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Dotty Stars in Breakfast with HarveyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dotty is 95 years old and has Alzheimer's disease, Harvey is our Alzheimer's caregiver assistant.
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Harvey is very good at getting information out of Dotty. For example, she might tell him she has a "splitting headache". Most Alzheimer's patients are not very good at communicating this kind of information.
Best of all, Harvey is Dotty's good friend, and keeps her entertained for several hours each day.
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Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 26, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Men Develop Memory Problems at Higher Rates than WomenEmail this article to a colleague.
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We are looking at 25 percent or more of the population aged 70 or older who have dementia or are at risk of developing dementia in the near future.
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A new Mayo Clinic study found that the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment was 1.5 times higher in men than in women.
The research, part of the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, also showed a prevalence rate of 16 percent. The study will be published in the September issue of Neurology.
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Mild Cognitive Impairment is More Common in Men
“The finding that the frequency of mild cogni...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 26, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Finding Alzheimers WorldEmail this article to a colleague.
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In my new World I learned how to understand, cope, and communicate with a person living with Alzheimer's dementia.
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The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 25, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
My Life is Rich in Experience, and Rich in SpiritEmail this article to a colleague.
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This is not the first time I reinvented myself, and it won't the last. Just you wait and see.
By Bob DeMarco
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The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 25, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Scientists Replicate Alzheimer’s Neurons Using Stem Cell TechnologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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“At the end of the day, we need to use cells like these to better understand Alzheimer’s and find drugs to treat it."
-- Lawrence Goldstein
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Stem Cell Derived Neurons
A group of scientists led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have developed a technology using stem cells to more accurately model what goes wrong in diseased brain cells of Alzheimer’s patients.
In the study, researchers took skin cells from patients who died from Alzheimer’s disease; and then, employing newly developed stem-cell technology, turned them into brain cells to closely...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 25, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
MetLife's Survey on Alzheimer's Offers 5 Important LessonsEmail this article to a colleague.
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People increasingly are reporting that they're afraid of Alzheimer’s disease, but they don’t really know that much about the disease. That’s according to a new survey entitled “What America Thinks: The MetLife Foundation Alzheimer’s Survey” produced by the MetLife Foundation in conjunction with Harris Interactive.
Here are five key takeaways that I'd suggest, based on the survey results:
More awareness and... (Source: Dorian Martin's SharePosts)
Source: Dorian Martin's SharePosts - January 24, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Dorian Martin Source Type: blogs
Family Caregiving and the Virtual Dementia TourEmail this article to a colleague.
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Seventy five percent of the care givien to people with dementia and Alzheimer's Disease is provided by family.
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The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 24, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Alzheimers, Balance Problems, Cognitive DeclineEmail this article to a colleague.
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We have quite a bit of intellectual capital and medical science here on the Alzheimer's Reading Room relating to falls, balance, gait, and...
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 24, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
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An article about the Alzheimer's Reading Room (ARR) was published on the New Old Age Website yesterday.
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The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 24, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Brain Stimulating Habits Linked to Lower Alzheimer's Protein LevelsEmail this article to a colleague.
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I'm sitting here remembering the way back when. Way back when I didn't know anything about Alzheimer's. Remembering how I stayed up until 1, 2,...
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 23, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's in the Year 2025, or I Can't Believe Its YogurtEmail this article to a colleague.
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We need a real plan to keep persons living with Alzheimer's at home without bankrupting their spouses.
By Bob DeMarco
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The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 23, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
UK reporter chronicles dementia awareness course: calls it a “taste of hell”Email this article to a colleague.
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The saying that we can’t really understand another person’s experience until we’ve “walked in their shoes,” has always felt right to me. Intelligent people can be educated to the brim and be able to give excellent “book” advice. However, it frequently takes someone who has endured an experience similar to ours in order to make us feel thoroughly understood. This is where real "hands on" advice differs... (Source: Carol Bradley Bursack's SharePosts)
Source: Carol Bradley Bursack's SharePosts - January 22, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Life Ban Be Awful. Now It Has Gotten Worse! Richard TaylorEmail this article to a colleague.
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We cannot let these foxes be the spokespersons for us. We cannot let them spend all our money on bench/cure research and relatively little on psychosocial research. We cannot let them decide for us who should be the focus of their efforts and who can be ignored.
By Richard Taylor ...
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 22, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
How to Deal with the Telephone and Doorbell?Email this article to a colleague.
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When anyone rings the doorbell, he invites them right into the house!
By Bob DeMarco
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Under the article, Are People Living with Dementia Being Conned Out of Billions of Dollars in the United States and Around the World?, our reader Betty wrote and...
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 22, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
We Will All Be in the Same Boat Soon Enough (Alzheimer's)Email this article to a colleague.
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I learned that prejudice is a function of fear. I also learned that most of the agitation evidenced by Alzheimer’s patients is rooted in fear...
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 22, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Max Wallack Source Type: blogs
What America Thinks, The MetLife Foundation Alzheimer’s SurveyEmail this article to a colleague.
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“What America Thinks,” conducted by Harris Interactive, found that most people are not preparing for the strong possibility that they or their family members will develop Alzheimer’s, despite significant fear of the disease.
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When asked which of five major...
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 21, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Create a Life MapEmail this article to a colleague.
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It is amazing the interest it (Life Map) creates with most of the Carers.
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As I mentioned in a previous post, Paul has a Life Map on his wall, along with lots of other photos.
The Life Map shows the names of...
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 21, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Resveratrol for Alzheimer's Disease Clinical TrialEmail this article to a colleague.
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Resveratrol is derived from plants and is found in highest levels in red wine and the skin of red grapes. A recent study reported that monthly and weekly consumption of red wine is associated with a lower risk of dementia.
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There is compelling evidence that...
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 20, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Breadcrumb for Alzheimer's WanderingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Wandering. It's one of the biggest problems with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. It endangers the person with Alzheimer's disease. And it also causes major stress for caregivers.
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This is a good idea and does look interesting.
However, at the risk...
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 20, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
The Sweet Aroma of Alzheimer's CareEmail this article to a colleague.
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I often marvel at the strong attachment Alzheimer's caregivers have with each other. They start to stick to each other like glue. This stickiness is a result of the strong aroma that each Alzheimer's caregiver emits.
By Bob DeMarco
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Alzheimer's caregivers...
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community. Our goal is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimers caregivers and their families worldwide. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The)
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - January 20, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
