Emergency help causing Alzheimer

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With lots of elderly, the event of going to an emergency room and staying maybe for a couple of hours or days, can be very intimidating and cause a severe set back in cognitive abilities. Sometimes these symptoms can be temporary but even then, it may trigger a whole change in the life of the person involved and their families. About 1 in 4 patients will have longer remaining issues.

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Alzheimer and good news

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The Washington post today brings an overview article on Alzheimer. A good read and great overview on the latest good news.

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Alzheimer defined

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Defining and diagnosing alzheimer is not as easy as one would think. Read the good review about the topic by someone who is just detected with Alzheimer.

The issue is that the definition for alzheimer talks about an impairment in memory and in another area of cognition that interferes with daily life. There in lies the debate about what is and what is not Alzheimer.  A good read!

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We are running out of Alzheimer caregivers

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Due to the epidemic in Alzheimer cases the caregiver resources are stretched till the maximum these days and the end is not in sight. The new Alzheimer report 2013 calls it like this: “Governments need to acknowledge the role of caregivers and ensure that there are policies in place to support them. “

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