Dementia occurring in young people may be difficult to recognize. We compared the time to diagnosis between young- (YOD, age<65) and late-onset dementia (LOD).Time between the onset of symptoms and the diagnosis was measured in YOD and LOD patients consecutively seen in a cognitive neurology...
tricky. This is because distrusting people more than usual can be a sign of many different mental health problems, and some people with dementia also have it. Another challenge is that people who are paranoid might be scared to go to the doctor or hospital because they worry they might get...
Things to consider before testing: I recommend testing your TSH early in the morning, and delaying your thyroid hormones until after taking the test, to ensure accurate results, especially if you are taking T3-containing medications. Taking your medications before the test can suppress your TSH an...
There are few studies of young persons (<65 years old) with dementia, and the situation of their children has been a neglected research field. The aim is explore how adult children of a parent with young-onset dementia have experienced the development of their parents' dementia and what needs...
Country singer-songwriter Sara Evans' father, Jack Evans, died in late November. While a cause of death wasn't made public when Evans announced her father's death, the singer hasn't been shy about the fact that her dad was previously diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. ...
Avoid eating when you are about to go to bed, and eat dinner before bedtime for at least two hours. Go out in the early morning to get in touch with the sun. Sunshine can help you maintain the melatonin cycle – a hormone that supports sleep. Establish routine or sequence in the eveni...
A 2016 study found that feelings ofanxietyand fear were some of the most common precursors to the onset of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adolescents. You may notice anxiety and irritability in your child, or they may discuss these feelings with you. ...
This participant acknowledged the progressive nature of HD and thought ahead about ways to deal with this progression when needed. At the same time, the (future) progression of disease allowed him to put his current complaints more into perspective, as discussed in the next subtheme. Subtheme...
One reason may be that its retention is required for its function in enhancing response times due to these being recorded from the time of stimulus onset to the production of a correct response following errors and negative feedback. However, one study found that speed of responding is in fact...
Since the brain was found to be somehow flexible, plastic, researchers worldwide have been trying to comprehend its fundamentals to better understand the brain itself, make predictions, disentangle the neurobiology of brain diseases, and finally propose