MINDSHARE LECTURE SERIES: DR. JOHN HART, JR. Each year, the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association presents its MindShare lecture series featuring notable speakers from various backgrounds. The topics they cover are all of interest and concern to those dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Opening the season this year was [...]
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 A. Knebl, DO, MBA, FACP, FACOI, DSWOP, that focused on artificial feeding made me aware of how important it is for medical professionals s well as civilians to [...]
CHECK OUT www.alz.org/driving Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias can impair insight and judgment, making it difficult for people to understand that their driving is no longer safe. Also cognitive diseases can cause mood and personality changes that make reactions more pronounced. This site includes four wonderful videos that show how families and friends begin the [...]
ASK DR. BILL THIES 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 time with him at two different functions where he made comments and took questions. What he said about one question asked of him is something [...]
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 preventions of Alzheimer’s. The primary risk factor, he reported, is something that none of us can control: Genetics. As of this writing, medical science still does not allow [...]
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 News this week as part of an interview with Carolyn and Dean Morgan (video). Dean was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s six years ago. After the diagnosis, the Morgans moved to [...]
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 following: Alzheimer-like dementia Mild Parkinsonism symptoms Hallucinations and delusions Intolerance to old-fashioned anti-psychotic medications (neuroleptics) Early signs: Hand posturing Change in mobility Inconsistent gait More signs: Fine [...]
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 JUDGEMENT When someone familiar to us begins to exhibit a pattern of poor judgment and decision-making that strikes us as different from what we have come to expect from [...]
EAT MORE FISH Those cows who tell us to “eat more chikin!” in the Chick-fil-A ads should be telling us to eat more fish. At the Radiological Society of North America’s recent annual meeting, research study findings were presented showing people who regularly eat baked or broiled fish experience improved brain health, improved cognitive abilities, [...]
Muhammad Ali and Michael J. Fox both have Parkinson’s disease. Yes, they suffer from the symptoms of Parkinson’s, but they go on with their lives, using their special talents to make their lives meaningful. EDITOR’S NOTE: My mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s eleven years before she passed away. During those years she made sure she [...]
follow: RSS