Patients evaluated for memory loss and difficulties with language and logical thinking are asked questions about when they first noticed their symptoms, how severe the symptoms are, and how the symptoms affect the patient’s everyday activities. With the patient’s permission, the clinician may a...
memory impairmentSome elderly individuals exhibit significant memory deficits but do not have dementia because their general intellect is preserved and they have no impairments in everyday activities. These symptoms are often a precursor to Alzheimer disease (AD), but sometimes dementia does not occur...
Elderly dementia is the progressive loss of mental abilities - including memory, attention, language and problem solving - that is severe enough to interfere with a person's daily functioning. It is not a disease itself, but a medical term to describe a group of symptoms that might accompany ...
However, the experience of memory loss is still one of the key con-cerns of older adults, especially as it can be one of the hallmark symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.2. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that exists in eight different forms. Each form has its own biological activity, ...
Negative symptoms:These symptoms represent a loss or decrease in typical abilities, affecting energy levels, motivation, the ability to express emotions, and interest in social activities. Cognitive impairment:These symptoms impact thinking, including difficulty concentrating, attention, memory, ...
(FTLD-tau) with similar clinical signs and symptoms and neuropathological features to those we have described in our earlier study.1Both female patients presented with cognitive symptoms, including memory loss, and showed hippocampal sclerosis. However, in patient 1, it is not mentioned whether ...
The effects of single and dual sensory loss on symptoms of depression in the elderly. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2005;20:855-861.CapellaMcDonnall ME. The effects of single and dual sensory loss on symptoms of depression in the elderly. Int J ...
Elderly people with dementia-related psychosis (having lost touch with reality due to confusion and memory loss) taking antipsychotic drugs are at an increased risk for death. SAPHRIS is not approved for treating people with dementia-related psychosis.Continued below ...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that the unmet sleep needs of the elderly elevate their risk of memory loss and a wide range of mental and physical disorders. In an article published Wednesday in the journal Neuron, the re...
AD is the most prevalent senile neurodegenerative disease, and is characterized by progressive memory loss, cognitive decline, and abnormal behaviors that seriously impair the performance of daily activities [85]. The most prominent pathological hallmarks of AD are amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangl...