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People with dementia with Lewy bodies share many of the same symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, including cognitive issues such as memory loss, problem-solving, and ...
August 25, 2024 at 2:00 AM. After a lull of nearly 2 decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved some novel drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease since 2021. Most of ...
Steroid dementia syndrome. Steroid dementia syndrome describes the signs and symptoms of hippocampal and prefrontal cortical dysfunction, such as deficits in memory, attention, and executive function, induced by glucocorticoids. [1] Dementia-like symptoms have been found in some individuals who have been exposed to glucocorticoid medication ...
Therefore, early and accurate diagnosis of dementia and staging can be essential to proper clinical care. Without the ability to reliably assess dementia across the board, the misuse of anti-dementia compounds could have negative consequences, such as patients receiving the wrong medication, or not receiving treatment in the early stages of ...
Subtle changes in brain activity in the presence of both amyloid-beta and tau proteins may point to Alzheimer's disease, long before symptoms appear, a new study indicates.
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Your ZIP code may determine your dementia diagnosis, study finds. Sandee LaMotte, CNN. August 26, 2024 at 4:00 AM. Imagine: You and your sister are 66-year-old twins on Medicare who share the same ...
Rapid eye movement behavior disorder occurs when there is a loss of normal voluntary muscle atonia during REM sleep resulting in motor behavior in response to dream content. It can be caused by adverse reactions to certain drugs or during drug withdrawal; however, it is most often associated with the elderly and in those with neurodegenerative ...