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Dementia
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Cancer Victims at Risk for Dementia (06/01/2005, United Press International)
- FDA Issues Public Health Advisory for Antipsychotic Drugs Used for Treatment of Behavioral Disorders in Elderly Patients (04/11/2005, Food and Drug Administration)
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Dementias: Hope through Research (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Forgetfulness: It's Not Always What You Think (National Institute on Aging)
Also available in: Spanish
Overviews
- Overviews
- Dementia (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Dementia: It's Not Always Alzheimer's (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- JAMA Patient Page: Dementia (American Medical Association)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Alzheimer's Disease Info: Questions to Ask the Doctor (Administration on Aging)
- ApoE (Apolipoprotein E) Genotyping (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Stages of Dementia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Tau/Amyloid Beta 42 Peptide Test (Alzheimer Biomarkers) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Making the Decision: Tube Feeding--Frequently Asked Questions (Brown University, Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research)
Disease Management
- Disease Management
- Caregiver's Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors (Family Caregiver Alliance)
Also available in: Spanish - Dementia: Info and Advice for Caregivers (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Binswanger's Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Dementia Explained: Parkinson Disease Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, Alzheimer Disease (National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.)
- Frontotemporal Dementia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Multi-Infarct Dementia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Pick's Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Sundowning: Late-Day Confusion in People with Dementia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- About Delirium (Hospital Elder Life Program)
- Dementia & Driving (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Hallucinations: A Symptom of Dementia? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- JAMA Patient Page: Delirium (American Medical Association)
- Memory Loss - Should I Be Concerned? (American Geriatrics Society)
- Sexuality and Dementia (Family Caregiver Alliance)
Research
- Research
- Estrogen-Alone Hormone Therapy Could Increase Risk of Dementia in Older Women (National Institute on Aging)
- Recovery from Dementia: An Interesting Case (American Academy of Neurology)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Glossary (Alzheimer's Association)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Geriatrics Society
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- National Institute on Aging
Women
- Women
- FDA Updates Hormone Therapy Information for Post Menopausal Women (Food and Drug Administration)
Also available in: Spanish - Rates of Dementia Increase among Older Women on Combination Hormone Therapy (National Institute on Aging)
Also available in: Spanish