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Bookmark or Share- Mayo Clinic expert provides tips for reducing dementia riskRonald Petersen, M.D., a neurologist and director of Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, says you can’t prevent dementia, but you can reduce your risk. Dementia is not one disease, but instead a term for a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia.
- Researchers identify new criteria to detect rapidly progressive dementiaRapidly progressive dementia is caused by several disorders that quickly impair intellectual functioning and interfere with normal activities and relationships. If patients' symptoms appear suddenly and they decline quickly, a physician may make the diagnosis of RPD.
- Mayo Clinic Minute: The hearing loss and dementia connectionHearing loss as you age is more than just an inconvenience. Some people begin to withdraw from their social connections because not being able to hear can be frustrating and embarrassing. Dr. Colin Driscoll, a Mayo Clinic head and neck surgeon, says hearing loss also may contribute to dementia symptoms. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute […]
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Dietary supplements don't reduce dementia risk, but ...Do dietary supplements reduce your risk of dementia and improve brain health? The Global Council on Brain Health says they don't. In a new report, the organization recommends that most people not take dietary supplements for this purpose. In addition, the Global Council on Brain Health, which is a collaborative organization associated with the AARP, […]
- Moments of clarity in the fog of dementia - Mayo Clinic News NetworkThe findings showed that 75% of people having lucid episodes were reported to have Alzheimer’s Disease as opposed to other forms of dementia. Researchers define lucid episodes as unexpected, spontaneous, meaningful and relevant communication from a person who is assumed to have permanently lost the capacity for coherent interactions, either ...
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