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DEMENTIA SYMPTIONS OR NORMAL SIGNS OF AGING?
Image by GE Healthcare via Flickr As we watch ourselves or loved ones get older, a common question is “What behaviors are dementia symptoms compared to typical age related changes?” DEMENTIA IMPACTS...
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LEWY BODY DEMENTIA SYMPTOMS
Lewy Body Dementia Lewy Body Dementia is one of the most misdiagnosed of dementias. It can be confused with Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Major Lewy Body Dementia Symptoms include the...
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CARING FOR ALZHEIMER’S AT HOME
Alzheimer’s Numbers 2008 via Alzheimer’s Association FACING THE FUTURE TOGETHER Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Dallas board member and ElderAuthority guest author, David Downey, appeared on CBS...
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DEMENTIA PREVENTION AND RISK FACTORS
Image by ka2rina via Flickr CHOOSE YOUR PARENTS WELL The senior medical officer from the Alzheimer’s Association, Dr. Bill Thies, while visiting Dallas, TX, was asked about the primary risk factors and...
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HOW CAN WE HELP FIGHT ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE?
ASK DR. BILL THIES Image by miss-britt via Flickr The Senior Medical Officer from the Alzheimer’s Association, Dr. Bill Thies, was in Dallas this week from the Chicago home office. I got to spend some...
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DRIVING AND DEMENTIA CARE AT HOME
CHECK OUT www.alz.org/driving Image by alvimann via morgueFile Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias can impair insight and judgment, making it difficult for people to understand that their...
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ADVANCED ALZHEIEMER’S NURSING HOME CARE
Image by Frerieke via Flickr DYING WITH ADVANCED DEMENTIA Last week I attended a conference at UT Southwestern Medical Center on End of Life Issues for Alzheimer’s Patients“. A presentation by Janice...
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