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How much sleep is enough to avoid dementia or mild cognitive impairment? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of longitudinal studiesdoi:10.1002/alz.053357Tsoi, Kelvin KFChan, Joyce YCLee, Helen WYBat, Baker Kwok KwanChan, Tak KitAlzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the ...
Due to the many factors at play, there’s no way to know for sure if you’ll develop dementia — and genetics aren’t everything. Some newly approved drugs for Alzheimer’s, such asLeqembi, have been shown to slow cognitive decline in somepatients in the early stages of the disease. ...
People with isolated REM (rapid eye movement) sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) have a high lifetime risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease, including dementia, but disclosure of this risk remains controversial. Herein, we summarize this controversy and provide guidance on disclosure. Recent Find...
Beginning at age 55, deep sleep starts to decline. Men and women both have the need to urinate more frequently. Medical conditions can be a challenge at night. For example, you have pain in your joints from arthritis or you can’t breathe well from emphysema. Dementia patients may be more...
Childhood dementia also leads to significant changes in behavior, such as aggression and hyperactivity. Severe sleep disturbance is common and vision and hearing can also be affected. Many children have seizures. The age when symptoms start can vary, depending partly on the particular genetic disorder...
Exercise will help you sleep, another important factor in controlling mood swings. Even one sleepless night can leave you moody, irritable, and overly emotional the following day. If you don’t get enough sleep at night, try taking apower napin the afternoon. ...
For some temporary pain relief and possibly to help draw out infection a tea bag could be held between the lip and gum. But if there is an abscess and he is in pain I would try and get him seen by a pediatrician as soon as possible if the dentist cannot see him soon. If you noti...
Sometimes, challenging behaviors or feelings of frustration in people living with dementia are simply a result of not getting enough physical activity. Getting up and going for a walk, participating in a group aerobic activity class, or doing some stretching exercises can help meet this need.1 In...
Sleep MedicineGenier Marchand D, Postuma RB, Escudier F, De Roy J, Pelletier A, Montplaisir J, et al. How does dementia with Lewy bodies start? prodromal cognitive changes in REM sleep behavior disorder. Ann Neurol. 2018 May;83(5):1016-26....