but an important factor for nondisclosure is delayed or missed diagnosis of dementia. A review of screening for dementia in primary care revealed that an estimated
Why Screening Tests for Dementia Lead to Over Diagnosis for African AmericansAn abstract is unavailable.doi:10.1097/00132985-200201000-00012EastmanPeggyNeurology Today
Clinical diagnosis and care of dementia: Why it matters (includes introduction to case studies)Alzheimer's diseaseDementiaDiagnostic criteriaPrevalenceIncidenceMortalityCaregiversFamily caregiverSpouse caregiverHealth care costsThis report provides information to increase understanding of the public health impact ...
Many of these disabilities will bebrain health-related, and these will continue to increase as we live longer. Soraising experience of brain health and preventative brain healthis critical as we try to mitigate this issue globally. Early diagnosis of brain disorders is important, as are rehabilita...
While medication isn’t a cure, in some cases, when you feel you can’t control your emotions, medication can make it easier for you to manage them. The type of medication depends on your health history, diagnosis, and several other factors. For example, if ADHD causes your symptoms, ...
Alzheimer’s disease alone is already America’smost expensive disease, costing more than either heart disease or cancer. If we do not turn the chronic disease epidemics around and diminish or eliminate children’s toxic exposures, chances are that the next study of early-onset dementia will pres...
A cancer diagnosis has been shown to serve as a motivating factor in initiating supplement use.25-27 Among cancer survivors,28 the top reasons cited for using dietary supplements included “the ability to help oneself”; “to boost the immune system”; “to provide more energy”; and “to ...
Any new behaviors of peeing on the floor should be a cause for a vet visit. Since there are so many medical causes of this behavior, your vet will need to rule out these medical causes. Most of the medical causes have better outcomes with early diagnosis and treatment, so it’s best ...
If you've ruled out everything else, and you're in your mid- to late-30s, your prolonged periods might simply be due to the natural process of aging. There is, however, such a thing as early menopause, which can affect women even in their twenties. So talk to your doctor if this ...
Amyloid plaques and NFTs together constitute the classic AD pathology, but the vast majority of patients with dementia, including those with a clinical AD diagnosis, do not develop these pathological hallmarks on an otherwise healthy background. This so-called “mixed pathology” is actually the mos...