Dementia: Causes, Types, Symptoms And Diagnosis
Different groups of medical conditions can also cause dementia-like symptoms.
Different groups of medical conditions can also cause dementia-like symptoms.
Sildenafil, a drug used for erectile dysfunction, is associated with 69 per cent reduced incidence of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers from Cleveland Clinic.
Researchers have warned that commonly prescribed sleeping pills 'Z-drugs' can cause adverse effects in dementia patients. Here are some tips to help your loved one with dementia sleep better at night.
People who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are up to twice as likely to develop dementia later in life, say researchers.
Twenty-eight global dementia experts have now added three new risk factors to the existing nine. Read on to know more.
Researchers believe that a simple blood test could replace invasive and expensive current brain imaging and spinal fluid tests to detect Alzheimer's disease.
There is good news for Alzheimer's patients. A new study says that lithium prescribed in doses a few times lower than usually given can bring a halt to this neurodegenerative disease.
Dementia can be managed at home. Read on to know the scientifically-proven home remedies that can help you in this regard.
A new study conducted at University of Kent, has revealed that virtual reality can have positive benefits for patients with dementia, their families and caregivers. technology.
Alzheimer's is a condition that arises due to brain cells being damaged. This damage cannot be reversed; it can only be treated so that the pace of progression of damage is reduced. Dr. Vishakhadatta Mathur Kumaraswamy, Consultant Neurology, Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield, sheds light on the topic in this article.
Yoga coud prove very effective in dealing with dementia or delaying the onset of dementia.
According to the Lancet Commission, early intervention for hypertension, smoking, diabetes, obesity, depression and hearing loss may slow or prevent disease development of dementia.
The black ethnic group have higher chances of being diagnosed of dementia, due to their genes and environment, believe the scientists.
Memory loss is associated with dementia but there are other ways in which it can affect a person, like behavioural changes, disorientation, etc.
Clinically, athletes with both chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)-- a neurodegenerative disease -- and LBD were significantly more likely to have dementia and the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
The LIPUS therapy is a non-invasive physiotherapy that could apply to high-risk elderly patients without the need for surgery or anaesthesia.
Sildenafil, a drug used for erectile dysfunction, is associated with 69 per cent reduced incidence of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers from Cleveland Clinic.
Researchers have warned that commonly prescribed sleeping pills 'Z-drugs' can cause adverse effects in dementia patients. Here are some tips to help your loved one with dementia sleep better at night.
People who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are up to twice as likely to develop dementia later in life, say researchers.
Twenty-eight global dementia experts have now added three new risk factors to the existing nine. Read on to know more.
Researchers believe that a simple blood test could replace invasive and expensive current brain imaging and spinal fluid tests to detect Alzheimer's disease.
There is good news for Alzheimer's patients. A new study says that lithium prescribed in doses a few times lower than usually given can bring a halt to this neurodegenerative disease.
Dementia can be managed at home. Read on to know the scientifically-proven home remedies that can help you in this regard.
A new study conducted at University of Kent, has revealed that virtual reality can have positive benefits for patients with dementia, their families and caregivers. technology.
Alzheimer's is a condition that arises due to brain cells being damaged. This damage cannot be reversed; it can only be treated so that the pace of progression of damage is reduced. Dr. Vishakhadatta Mathur Kumaraswamy, Consultant Neurology, Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield, sheds light on the topic in this article.
Yoga coud prove very effective in dealing with dementia or delaying the onset of dementia.
According to the Lancet Commission, early intervention for hypertension, smoking, diabetes, obesity, depression and hearing loss may slow or prevent disease development of dementia.
The black ethnic group have higher chances of being diagnosed of dementia, due to their genes and environment, believe the scientists.
Memory loss is associated with dementia but there are other ways in which it can affect a person, like behavioural changes, disorientation, etc.
Clinically, athletes with both chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)-- a neurodegenerative disease -- and LBD were significantly more likely to have dementia and the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
The LIPUS therapy is a non-invasive physiotherapy that could apply to high-risk elderly patients without the need for surgery or anaesthesia.
Different groups of medical conditions can also cause dementia-like symptoms.