Alzheimer; News from the web:
Professor Martins AO, Foundation Professor of Ageing and Alzheimer’s, Edith Cowan University, Perth is one of the world’s leading Alzheimer’s researchers. His new book ‘Understanding Alzheimer’s: the complete Australian guide to the management and prevention of Alzheimer’s’ is released in September to coincide with World Alzheimer’s month.
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The last thing most patients do when they receive an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is seek another diagnosis.
But research shows that up to 5 percent of dementia cases are misdiagnosed cases of a treatable but largely unknown condition called “normal pressure hydrocephalus.”
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Dear Dr. Rosenberg, My 78 year old mother has Alzheimer’s and is in a nursing home. She sleeps on and off throughout the day and night. There is no rhyme or reason as to when she falls asleep or is awake. Is this common in Alzheimer’s? Is there anything that can be done to help? Most of the time when we come to visit she is asleep.
A: What you are describing is called Irregular Sleep Wake Disorder. It is fairly common in Alzheimer’s sufferers. Their internal circadian clock has become completely disassociated from any semblance of a normal sleep wake schedule. The best treatment is plenty of bright light exposure during the day along with structured activities. In some studies, the addition of small doses of melatonin at night can be helpful.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Two recent studies found the rate of Dementia among elderly dropping, in Europe. After some bad news about failing Alzheimer drug tests this may be just a bit of good news. There seems to be a relation with a more healthier and more educated population in the coming generations.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
See a story in the link of two Alzheimer groups getting into difficulties over issues and breaking apart. If you see how many Alzheimer groups there are with how many volunteers and all their own publications and all their own boards, there must be a smarter way to organize this.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
A daughter writes about her mother’s disease and then finds out that she has similar symptoms.
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