Understanding Dementia and Medical-Legal Implications By Sanjay Adhia, M.D. Dementia encompasses degenerative disorders to the brain. It can be subtle and fluctuate in severity even from day to day. It …
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About 6.2 million Americans who are 65 or older are living with dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease. About two-thirds of those individuals are women. Almost three-quarters of people with dementia …
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My friend Jack texted me the link to the same article three times in two days — his brain addled by a combination of lack of sleep and the stress …
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Joyce Simard began her career as a dementia care specialist almost unwittingly nearly four decades ago. She had logged many early years as what she calls “a real social worker” …
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Most people say they fear getting Alzheimer’s disease more than they fear heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or cancer, according to a number of recent polls. And a large number even …
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Despite strict government warnings and national initiatives cracking down on administering antipsychotic drugs to older people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia, dangerous abuses persist. The practice is particularly pernicious …
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Seniors who suffer from Alzheimer’s and other medical conditions that attack the brain are a constant source of worry for their children and other concerned relatives. Dementia — the erosion …
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