Are
Memory Loss and Dementia the Same Thing?
(Michigan Dementia Coalition) This article, other related topics and
FAQs. Counseling
and Support Benefits Alzheimer's Caregivers Worldwide
(Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation - 11/19/08) A first-of-its-kind
international trial of caregivers has shown that counseling and support services
can benefit those who are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease when
that person is also taking a medication for the disease. Finding
Alzheimer's Before a Mind Fails
(New York Times - Dec. 26, 2007) An ambitious new scientific effort
to find ways to detect Alzheimers disease at the earliest possible moment.
How
Do You Know It's Alzheimers?
(Cody Bailey's Weblog - March 19, 2008) There are many different causes
of dementia. Some forms of dementia can be reversed. Unfortunately, Alzheimers
cannot. Thats why its crucial to pinpoint the exact cause of the symptoms.
Coach
Broyles' Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers
Download the above guide, as well as "The Pocket Reference of Tips and Strategies"
from the above link. O'Connor's
Husband, Afflicted with Alzheimer's, Has New Love (ABA Journal
- Nov. 13, 2007) Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day OConnor visits
her husband at a Phoenix Alzheimers facility even though he no longer remembers
her and has fallen in love with another woman. Practice
Guideline for Treatment of Alzheimer's and Other Dementias (APA)
Developed by psychiatrists who are in active clinical practice. Rapid
Cognitive Improvement in Alzheimer's Disease (Journal of Neuroinflammation
- Jan. 9, 2008) This report details rapid cognitive improvement, beginning
within minutes, using this same anti-TNF treatment modality, in a patient with
late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Zen
and the Art of Coping with Alzheimer's (New York Times - April
4, 2008) The number of alzheimer's patients is expected to increase dramatically
in coming years, straining the health care system. |