Patricia E. Kefalas Dudek
Advocate for Elders, People
with Disabilities
and Their Families

Health Challenges and Issues - Alzheimers / Dementia

Articles and Publications

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 Alzheimer’s 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, Alzheimer’s cannot. That’s why it’s 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 O’Connor visits her husband at a Phoenix Alzheimer’s 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.

Organizations and Websites of Interest

Alzheimer's Association
The leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research.

Ethnic Elders Care
A site designed specifically for people who are or will be caregivers to ethnic elders with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
The world's largest research team leading the battle against Alzheimer's.

 

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