Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.via alzheimersreadingroom.com
Alzheimer's Reading Room
In the future, or maybe the right now, doctors will start getting it together.
Raise your hand if your doctor did everything necessary to rule out all the possible causes of Alzheimer's disease like symptoms before diagnosing Alzheimer's.
If you raised your hand, you are in the minority. I started asking Alzheimer's caregivers years ago if their doctor had ruled out all the possible causes of dementia like behavior before diagnosing Alzheimer's. Frankly, most caregivers don't know what I am talking about.
Most tell me no, the doctor did not tell them he ruled out every other possible cause, and there are hundreds, of dementia like behavior or symptoms.
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.
More than 100 health conditions can mimic Alzheimer’s disease. Some medications—such as drugs for diabetes, heart burn and high cholesterol—can cause symptoms like confusion, memory loss and personality changes that can masquerade as the disease (see the list below).
Continued on the Next Page
13 Ekim 2012 Cumartesi
Another Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's Another Miracle
Volunteers and Help Needed for Alzheimer's Reading Room
The simple facts are I need some help. And now finally, I am in a position to ask for help and accept help.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading RoomIf possible, I would like to identify people that can and would help me to move the Alzheimer's Reading Room forward.
There is just to much to do and I can no longer handle it on my own.
If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an email and we can try and get the ball rolling.
via alzheimersreadingroom.com
You can volunteer for a specific task, or just to help. All help is appreciated.Continued on the Next Page
Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease
For the first time, we have robust and compelling evidence that treatment with these drugs can continue to help patients at the later, more severe stages of the disease. We observed that patients who continued taking donepezil were better able to remember, understand, communicate and perform daily tasks for at least a year longer than those who stopped taking the drugs. -- Professor Robert Howard
Alzheimer's Reading Room
 |
| Robert Howard |
The benefits seen with continued treatment were clinically important and were greater than those previously seen in patients with less severe AD.
Patients who started taking memantine (Namenda) also showed better cognitive and functional abilities, although the effect was slightly smaller, compared with those taking a placebo.
Continued on the Next Page
Inside Paul Allen's Quest To Reverse Engineer The Brain - Forbes
via forbes.comBehind a black curtain in a small room a titanium sapphire laser is prepared to fire at a tiny and very surprising target: a half-centimeter glass window surgically implanted into the skull of a live mouse. If all goes right the laser will fire for a quadrillionth of a second while the mouse runs on a white, treadmill-like ball and watches a computer screen. Thanks to special dyes, certain brain cells will glow green if the mouse is using them, their image captured by cameras capable of detecting a single photon.
The point to all this Star Trek style technology could not be more profound. That tiny tangle of tissue in the mouse’s skull turns nerve impulses from the rodent’s eyes into an interaction. Decoding that process would give scientists the first true window into how a mammalian brain experiences the world.
Baby's 1st Post-Surgery UTI And Needs Hospitalization
Long story cut short, Baby was braver this time. She screamed and bawled for a short while when the paed inserted the IV line on her left hand. It was quite a fast one and took under 15 minutes for everything to be completed - finding the vein, IV line inserted and hand bandaged. In the past, her doctors needed at least half an hour to over an hour to fix the line. Baby even allowed the doctor to carry her after the procedure, which was very, very uncommon of her to allow a doctor / nurse to carry her, what more the doctor who had just poked her, swaddled her so tightly with a cloth and caused her so much pain. I guess preparing her mentally before the procedure helped.
Before she went into the procedures room, while we were waiting in our room for the doctor to arrive, I told her this "Baby, the doctor will give you an injection on your hand. There will be very little pain, please don't cry ok? Mummy will wait for you outside the room. Mummy can't go in. You don't cry ok? Mummy loves you" Baby nodded her head and smiled!
Baby has to be in the hospital again for her 2nd antibiotics jab for today. She needs another jab at 10:30pm tonight.
12 Ekim 2012 Cuma
Another Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's Another Miracle
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.via alzheimersreadingroom.com
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Raise your hand if your doctor did everything necessary to rule out all the possible causes of Alzheimer's disease like symptoms before diagnosing Alzheimer's.
If you raised your hand, you are in the minority. I started asking Alzheimer's caregivers years ago if their doctor had ruled out all the possible causes of dementia like behavior before diagnosing Alzheimer's. Frankly, most caregivers don't know what I am talking about.
Most tell me no, the doctor did not tell them he ruled out every other possible cause, and there are hundreds, of dementia like behavior or symptoms.
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.
More than 100 health conditions can mimic Alzheimer’s disease. Some medications—such as drugs for diabetes, heart burn and high cholesterol—can cause symptoms like confusion, memory loss and personality changes that can masquerade as the disease (see the list below).
Continued on the Next Page
Volunteers and Help Needed for Alzheimer's Reading Room
The simple facts are I need some help. And now finally, I am in a position to ask for help and accept help.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
There is just to much to do and I can no longer handle it on my own.
If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an email and we can try and get the ball rolling.
via alzheimersreadingroom.com
You can volunteer for a specific task, or just to help. All help is appreciated.Continued on the Next Page
Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease
For the first time, we have robust and compelling evidence that treatment with these drugs can continue to help patients at the later, more severe stages of the disease. We observed that patients who continued taking donepezil were better able to remember, understand, communicate and perform daily tasks for at least a year longer than those who stopped taking the drugs. -- Professor Robert Howard
Alzheimer's Reading Room
|
| Robert Howard |
The benefits seen with continued treatment were clinically important and were greater than those previously seen in patients with less severe AD.
Patients who started taking memantine (Namenda) also showed better cognitive and functional abilities, although the effect was slightly smaller, compared with those taking a placebo.
Continued on the Next Page
Inside Paul Allen's Quest To Reverse Engineer The Brain - Forbes
via forbes.comBehind a black curtain in a small room a titanium sapphire laser is prepared to fire at a tiny and very surprising target: a half-centimeter glass window surgically implanted into the skull of a live mouse. If all goes right the laser will fire for a quadrillionth of a second while the mouse runs on a white, treadmill-like ball and watches a computer screen. Thanks to special dyes, certain brain cells will glow green if the mouse is using them, their image captured by cameras capable of detecting a single photon.
The point to all this Star Trek style technology could not be more profound. That tiny tangle of tissue in the mouse’s skull turns nerve impulses from the rodent’s eyes into an interaction. Decoding that process would give scientists the first true window into how a mammalian brain experiences the world.
Baby's 1st Post-Surgery UTI And Needs Hospitalization
Long story cut short, Baby was braver this time. She screamed and bawled for a short while when the paed inserted the IV line on her left hand. It was quite a fast one and took under 15 minutes for everything to be completed - finding the vein, IV line inserted and hand bandaged. In the past, her doctors needed at least half an hour to over an hour to fix the line. Baby even allowed the doctor to carry her after the procedure, which was very, very uncommon of her to allow a doctor / nurse to carry her, what more the doctor who had just poked her, swaddled her so tightly with a cloth and caused her so much pain. I guess preparing her mentally before the procedure helped.
Before she went into the procedures room, while we were waiting in our room for the doctor to arrive, I told her this "Baby, the doctor will give you an injection on your hand. There will be very little pain, please don't cry ok? Mummy will wait for you outside the room. Mummy can't go in. You don't cry ok? Mummy loves you" Baby nodded her head and smiled!
Baby has to be in the hospital again for her 2nd antibiotics jab for today. She needs another jab at 10:30pm tonight.
11 Ekim 2012 Perşembe
Volunteers and Help Needed for Alzheimer's Reading Room
The simple facts are I need some help. And now finally, I am in a position to ask for help and accept help.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
There is just to much to do and I can no longer handle it on my own.
If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an email and we can try and get the ball rolling.
via alzheimersreadingroom.com
You can volunteer for a specific task, or just to help. All help is appreciated.Continued on the Next Page
Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease
For the first time, we have robust and compelling evidence that treatment with these drugs can continue to help patients at the later, more severe stages of the disease. We observed that patients who continued taking donepezil were better able to remember, understand, communicate and perform daily tasks for at least a year longer than those who stopped taking the drugs. -- Professor Robert Howard
Alzheimer's Reading Room
|
| Robert Howard |
The benefits seen with continued treatment were clinically important and were greater than those previously seen in patients with less severe AD.
Patients who started taking memantine (Namenda) also showed better cognitive and functional abilities, although the effect was slightly smaller, compared with those taking a placebo.
Continued on the Next Page
Inside Paul Allen's Quest To Reverse Engineer The Brain - Forbes
via forbes.comBehind a black curtain in a small room a titanium sapphire laser is prepared to fire at a tiny and very surprising target: a half-centimeter glass window surgically implanted into the skull of a live mouse. If all goes right the laser will fire for a quadrillionth of a second while the mouse runs on a white, treadmill-like ball and watches a computer screen. Thanks to special dyes, certain brain cells will glow green if the mouse is using them, their image captured by cameras capable of detecting a single photon.
The point to all this Star Trek style technology could not be more profound. That tiny tangle of tissue in the mouse’s skull turns nerve impulses from the rodent’s eyes into an interaction. Decoding that process would give scientists the first true window into how a mammalian brain experiences the world.
Dementia Patients in the Emergency Room - Think UTI First
By Carole Larkin
Alzheimer's Reading Room
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| Carole Larkin |
She is taking care of a client that I consider to be one of the most extraordinary clients I have ever had (and NOT in a good way).
Anyways, the caregiver called and said that the client had woken from a nap and was talking and acting different than she ever had before.
She said that the client was hallucinating and that her sentences contained words in the wrong place in the sentence and even had some non-words in the sentences. I had her put my client on the phone and I talked with my client for a few minutes. It was true.
Continued on the Next Pagevia alzheimersreadingroom.com
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Baby's 1st Post-Surgery UTI And Needs Hospitalization
Long story cut short, Baby was braver this time. She screamed and bawled for a short while when the paed inserted the IV line on her left hand. It was quite a fast one and took under 15 minutes for everything to be completed - finding the vein, IV line inserted and hand bandaged. In the past, her doctors needed at least half an hour to over an hour to fix the line. Baby even allowed the doctor to carry her after the procedure, which was very, very uncommon of her to allow a doctor / nurse to carry her, what more the doctor who had just poked her, swaddled her so tightly with a cloth and caused her so much pain. I guess preparing her mentally before the procedure helped.
Before she went into the procedures room, while we were waiting in our room for the doctor to arrive, I told her this "Baby, the doctor will give you an injection on your hand. There will be very little pain, please don't cry ok? Mummy will wait for you outside the room. Mummy can't go in. You don't cry ok? Mummy loves you" Baby nodded her head and smiled!
Baby has to be in the hospital again for her 2nd antibiotics jab for today. She needs another jab at 10:30pm tonight.
10 Ekim 2012 Çarşamba
Another Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's Another Miracle
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.via alzheimersreadingroom.com
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Raise your hand if your doctor did everything necessary to rule out all the possible causes of Alzheimer's disease like symptoms before diagnosing Alzheimer's.
If you raised your hand, you are in the minority. I started asking Alzheimer's caregivers years ago if their doctor had ruled out all the possible causes of dementia like behavior before diagnosing Alzheimer's. Frankly, most caregivers don't know what I am talking about.
Most tell me no, the doctor did not tell them he ruled out every other possible cause, and there are hundreds, of dementia like behavior or symptoms.
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.
More than 100 health conditions can mimic Alzheimer’s disease. Some medications—such as drugs for diabetes, heart burn and high cholesterol—can cause symptoms like confusion, memory loss and personality changes that can masquerade as the disease (see the list below).
Continued on the Next Page
Volunteers and Help Needed for Alzheimer's Reading Room
The simple facts are I need some help. And now finally, I am in a position to ask for help and accept help.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
There is just to much to do and I can no longer handle it on my own.
If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an email and we can try and get the ball rolling.
via alzheimersreadingroom.com
You can volunteer for a specific task, or just to help. All help is appreciated.Continued on the Next Page
Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease
For the first time, we have robust and compelling evidence that treatment with these drugs can continue to help patients at the later, more severe stages of the disease. We observed that patients who continued taking donepezil were better able to remember, understand, communicate and perform daily tasks for at least a year longer than those who stopped taking the drugs. -- Professor Robert Howard
Alzheimer's Reading Room
|
| Robert Howard |
The benefits seen with continued treatment were clinically important and were greater than those previously seen in patients with less severe AD.
Patients who started taking memantine (Namenda) also showed better cognitive and functional abilities, although the effect was slightly smaller, compared with those taking a placebo.
Continued on the Next Page
Inside Paul Allen's Quest To Reverse Engineer The Brain - Forbes
via forbes.comBehind a black curtain in a small room a titanium sapphire laser is prepared to fire at a tiny and very surprising target: a half-centimeter glass window surgically implanted into the skull of a live mouse. If all goes right the laser will fire for a quadrillionth of a second while the mouse runs on a white, treadmill-like ball and watches a computer screen. Thanks to special dyes, certain brain cells will glow green if the mouse is using them, their image captured by cameras capable of detecting a single photon.
The point to all this Star Trek style technology could not be more profound. That tiny tangle of tissue in the mouse’s skull turns nerve impulses from the rodent’s eyes into an interaction. Decoding that process would give scientists the first true window into how a mammalian brain experiences the world.
Baby's 1st Post-Surgery UTI And Needs Hospitalization
Long story cut short, Baby was braver this time. She screamed and bawled for a short while when the paed inserted the IV line on her left hand. It was quite a fast one and took under 15 minutes for everything to be completed - finding the vein, IV line inserted and hand bandaged. In the past, her doctors needed at least half an hour to over an hour to fix the line. Baby even allowed the doctor to carry her after the procedure, which was very, very uncommon of her to allow a doctor / nurse to carry her, what more the doctor who had just poked her, swaddled her so tightly with a cloth and caused her so much pain. I guess preparing her mentally before the procedure helped.
Before she went into the procedures room, while we were waiting in our room for the doctor to arrive, I told her this "Baby, the doctor will give you an injection on your hand. There will be very little pain, please don't cry ok? Mummy will wait for you outside the room. Mummy can't go in. You don't cry ok? Mummy loves you" Baby nodded her head and smiled!
Baby has to be in the hospital again for her 2nd antibiotics jab for today. She needs another jab at 10:30pm tonight.
9 Ekim 2012 Salı
Learn More About the Alzheimer's Reading Room
In the Alzheimer's Reading Room (ARR), we offer "real life" solutions to problems that Alzheimer's caregivers face each day.
The website contains a knowledge base of more than 3,800 articles. These articles can be found via a keyword search using the search box on the right hand side of every webpage. We add new information to the knowledge base every day.
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community.The site focuses on Alzheimer's disease and the art of Alzheimer's caregiving.
On the Alzheimer's Reading Room, we tackle real world problems and offer advice and solutions on issues like: repetitive questioning, challenging behavior, how to understand Alzheimer's disease, how to cope with the disease, and how tocommunicate effectively with a person living with dementia.
Continued on the Next Page
Another Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's Another Miracle
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.via alzheimersreadingroom.com
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Raise your hand if your doctor did everything necessary to rule out all the possible causes of Alzheimer's disease like symptoms before diagnosing Alzheimer's.
If you raised your hand, you are in the minority. I started asking Alzheimer's caregivers years ago if their doctor had ruled out all the possible causes of dementia like behavior before diagnosing Alzheimer's. Frankly, most caregivers don't know what I am talking about.
Most tell me no, the doctor did not tell them he ruled out every other possible cause, and there are hundreds, of dementia like behavior or symptoms.
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.
More than 100 health conditions can mimic Alzheimer’s disease. Some medications—such as drugs for diabetes, heart burn and high cholesterol—can cause symptoms like confusion, memory loss and personality changes that can masquerade as the disease (see the list below).
Continued on the Next Page
Volunteers and Help Needed for Alzheimer's Reading Room
The simple facts are I need some help. And now finally, I am in a position to ask for help and accept help.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
There is just to much to do and I can no longer handle it on my own.
If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an email and we can try and get the ball rolling.
via alzheimersreadingroom.com
You can volunteer for a specific task, or just to help. All help is appreciated.Continued on the Next Page
Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease
For the first time, we have robust and compelling evidence that treatment with these drugs can continue to help patients at the later, more severe stages of the disease. We observed that patients who continued taking donepezil were better able to remember, understand, communicate and perform daily tasks for at least a year longer than those who stopped taking the drugs. -- Professor Robert Howard
Alzheimer's Reading Room
|
| Robert Howard |
The benefits seen with continued treatment were clinically important and were greater than those previously seen in patients with less severe AD.
Patients who started taking memantine (Namenda) also showed better cognitive and functional abilities, although the effect was slightly smaller, compared with those taking a placebo.
Continued on the Next Page
Inside Paul Allen's Quest To Reverse Engineer The Brain - Forbes
via forbes.comBehind a black curtain in a small room a titanium sapphire laser is prepared to fire at a tiny and very surprising target: a half-centimeter glass window surgically implanted into the skull of a live mouse. If all goes right the laser will fire for a quadrillionth of a second while the mouse runs on a white, treadmill-like ball and watches a computer screen. Thanks to special dyes, certain brain cells will glow green if the mouse is using them, their image captured by cameras capable of detecting a single photon.
The point to all this Star Trek style technology could not be more profound. That tiny tangle of tissue in the mouse’s skull turns nerve impulses from the rodent’s eyes into an interaction. Decoding that process would give scientists the first true window into how a mammalian brain experiences the world.
8 Ekim 2012 Pazartesi
Volunteers and Help Needed for Alzheimer's Reading Room
The simple facts are I need some help. And now finally, I am in a position to ask for help and accept help.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
There is just to much to do and I can no longer handle it on my own.
If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an email and we can try and get the ball rolling.
via alzheimersreadingroom.com
You can volunteer for a specific task, or just to help. All help is appreciated.Continued on the Next Page
Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease
For the first time, we have robust and compelling evidence that treatment with these drugs can continue to help patients at the later, more severe stages of the disease. We observed that patients who continued taking donepezil were better able to remember, understand, communicate and perform daily tasks for at least a year longer than those who stopped taking the drugs. -- Professor Robert Howard
Alzheimer's Reading Room
|
| Robert Howard |
The benefits seen with continued treatment were clinically important and were greater than those previously seen in patients with less severe AD.
Patients who started taking memantine (Namenda) also showed better cognitive and functional abilities, although the effect was slightly smaller, compared with those taking a placebo.
Continued on the Next Page
Inside Paul Allen's Quest To Reverse Engineer The Brain - Forbes
via forbes.comBehind a black curtain in a small room a titanium sapphire laser is prepared to fire at a tiny and very surprising target: a half-centimeter glass window surgically implanted into the skull of a live mouse. If all goes right the laser will fire for a quadrillionth of a second while the mouse runs on a white, treadmill-like ball and watches a computer screen. Thanks to special dyes, certain brain cells will glow green if the mouse is using them, their image captured by cameras capable of detecting a single photon.
The point to all this Star Trek style technology could not be more profound. That tiny tangle of tissue in the mouse’s skull turns nerve impulses from the rodent’s eyes into an interaction. Decoding that process would give scientists the first true window into how a mammalian brain experiences the world.
"I" before "C" do you really mean "WE"
This methodology works if you use it over and over. For the doctor, trip to store, etc. Start at least a day in advance. Try to embed the idea in the brain.By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
We are the World. We are the people. We can go to the barbecue and have a nice time.The word "we" has a nice ring to it. "We" is a word of inclusion.
Which sounds better, the word "WE" or the word "YOU".
How many time a day do you say the word "we". How many times do you say the word "you". Think about it. Count for a week. I am serious.
Continued on the Next Page
Baby's 1st Post-Surgery UTI And Needs Hospitalization
Long story cut short, Baby was braver this time. She screamed and bawled for a short while when the paed inserted the IV line on her left hand. It was quite a fast one and took under 15 minutes for everything to be completed - finding the vein, IV line inserted and hand bandaged. In the past, her doctors needed at least half an hour to over an hour to fix the line. Baby even allowed the doctor to carry her after the procedure, which was very, very uncommon of her to allow a doctor / nurse to carry her, what more the doctor who had just poked her, swaddled her so tightly with a cloth and caused her so much pain. I guess preparing her mentally before the procedure helped.
Before she went into the procedures room, while we were waiting in our room for the doctor to arrive, I told her this "Baby, the doctor will give you an injection on your hand. There will be very little pain, please don't cry ok? Mummy will wait for you outside the room. Mummy can't go in. You don't cry ok? Mummy loves you" Baby nodded her head and smiled!
Baby has to be in the hospital again for her 2nd antibiotics jab for today. She needs another jab at 10:30pm tonight.
7 Ekim 2012 Pazar
Learn More About the Alzheimer's Reading Room
In the Alzheimer's Reading Room (ARR), we offer "real life" solutions to problems that Alzheimer's caregivers face each day.
The website contains a knowledge base of more than 3,800 articles. These articles can be found via a keyword search using the search box on the right hand side of every webpage. We add new information to the knowledge base every day.
The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one source of life news for the entire Alzheimer's community.The site focuses on Alzheimer's disease and the art of Alzheimer's caregiving.
On the Alzheimer's Reading Room, we tackle real world problems and offer advice and solutions on issues like: repetitive questioning, challenging behavior, how to understand Alzheimer's disease, how to cope with the disease, and how tocommunicate effectively with a person living with dementia.
Continued on the Next Page
Another Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's Another Miracle
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.via alzheimersreadingroom.com
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Raise your hand if your doctor did everything necessary to rule out all the possible causes of Alzheimer's disease like symptoms before diagnosing Alzheimer's.
If you raised your hand, you are in the minority. I started asking Alzheimer's caregivers years ago if their doctor had ruled out all the possible causes of dementia like behavior before diagnosing Alzheimer's. Frankly, most caregivers don't know what I am talking about.
Most tell me no, the doctor did not tell them he ruled out every other possible cause, and there are hundreds, of dementia like behavior or symptoms.
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.
More than 100 health conditions can mimic Alzheimer’s disease. Some medications—such as drugs for diabetes, heart burn and high cholesterol—can cause symptoms like confusion, memory loss and personality changes that can masquerade as the disease (see the list below).
Continued on the Next Page
Volunteers and Help Needed for Alzheimer's Reading Room
The simple facts are I need some help. And now finally, I am in a position to ask for help and accept help.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
There is just to much to do and I can no longer handle it on my own.
If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an email and we can try and get the ball rolling.
via alzheimersreadingroom.com
You can volunteer for a specific task, or just to help. All help is appreciated.Continued on the Next Page
Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease
For the first time, we have robust and compelling evidence that treatment with these drugs can continue to help patients at the later, more severe stages of the disease. We observed that patients who continued taking donepezil were better able to remember, understand, communicate and perform daily tasks for at least a year longer than those who stopped taking the drugs. -- Professor Robert Howard
Alzheimer's Reading Room
|
| Robert Howard |
The benefits seen with continued treatment were clinically important and were greater than those previously seen in patients with less severe AD.
Patients who started taking memantine (Namenda) also showed better cognitive and functional abilities, although the effect was slightly smaller, compared with those taking a placebo.
Continued on the Next Page
Inside Paul Allen's Quest To Reverse Engineer The Brain - Forbes
via forbes.comBehind a black curtain in a small room a titanium sapphire laser is prepared to fire at a tiny and very surprising target: a half-centimeter glass window surgically implanted into the skull of a live mouse. If all goes right the laser will fire for a quadrillionth of a second while the mouse runs on a white, treadmill-like ball and watches a computer screen. Thanks to special dyes, certain brain cells will glow green if the mouse is using them, their image captured by cameras capable of detecting a single photon.
The point to all this Star Trek style technology could not be more profound. That tiny tangle of tissue in the mouse’s skull turns nerve impulses from the rodent’s eyes into an interaction. Decoding that process would give scientists the first true window into how a mammalian brain experiences the world.
6 Ekim 2012 Cumartesi
Another Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's Another Miracle
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.via alzheimersreadingroom.com
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Raise your hand if your doctor did everything necessary to rule out all the possible causes of Alzheimer's disease like symptoms before diagnosing Alzheimer's.
If you raised your hand, you are in the minority. I started asking Alzheimer's caregivers years ago if their doctor had ruled out all the possible causes of dementia like behavior before diagnosing Alzheimer's. Frankly, most caregivers don't know what I am talking about.
Most tell me no, the doctor did not tell them he ruled out every other possible cause, and there are hundreds, of dementia like behavior or symptoms.
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.
More than 100 health conditions can mimic Alzheimer’s disease. Some medications—such as drugs for diabetes, heart burn and high cholesterol—can cause symptoms like confusion, memory loss and personality changes that can masquerade as the disease (see the list below).
Continued on the Next Page
Volunteers and Help Needed for Alzheimer's Reading Room
The simple facts are I need some help. And now finally, I am in a position to ask for help and accept help.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
There is just to much to do and I can no longer handle it on my own.
If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an email and we can try and get the ball rolling.
via alzheimersreadingroom.com
You can volunteer for a specific task, or just to help. All help is appreciated.Continued on the Next Page
Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease
For the first time, we have robust and compelling evidence that treatment with these drugs can continue to help patients at the later, more severe stages of the disease. We observed that patients who continued taking donepezil were better able to remember, understand, communicate and perform daily tasks for at least a year longer than those who stopped taking the drugs. -- Professor Robert Howard
Alzheimer's Reading Room
|
| Robert Howard |
The benefits seen with continued treatment were clinically important and were greater than those previously seen in patients with less severe AD.
Patients who started taking memantine (Namenda) also showed better cognitive and functional abilities, although the effect was slightly smaller, compared with those taking a placebo.
Continued on the Next Page
Inside Paul Allen's Quest To Reverse Engineer The Brain - Forbes
via forbes.comBehind a black curtain in a small room a titanium sapphire laser is prepared to fire at a tiny and very surprising target: a half-centimeter glass window surgically implanted into the skull of a live mouse. If all goes right the laser will fire for a quadrillionth of a second while the mouse runs on a white, treadmill-like ball and watches a computer screen. Thanks to special dyes, certain brain cells will glow green if the mouse is using them, their image captured by cameras capable of detecting a single photon.
The point to all this Star Trek style technology could not be more profound. That tiny tangle of tissue in the mouse’s skull turns nerve impulses from the rodent’s eyes into an interaction. Decoding that process would give scientists the first true window into how a mammalian brain experiences the world.
Baby's 1st Post-Surgery UTI And Needs Hospitalization
Long story cut short, Baby was braver this time. She screamed and bawled for a short while when the paed inserted the IV line on her left hand. It was quite a fast one and took under 15 minutes for everything to be completed - finding the vein, IV line inserted and hand bandaged. In the past, her doctors needed at least half an hour to over an hour to fix the line. Baby even allowed the doctor to carry her after the procedure, which was very, very uncommon of her to allow a doctor / nurse to carry her, what more the doctor who had just poked her, swaddled her so tightly with a cloth and caused her so much pain. I guess preparing her mentally before the procedure helped.
Before she went into the procedures room, while we were waiting in our room for the doctor to arrive, I told her this "Baby, the doctor will give you an injection on your hand. There will be very little pain, please don't cry ok? Mummy will wait for you outside the room. Mummy can't go in. You don't cry ok? Mummy loves you" Baby nodded her head and smiled!
Baby has to be in the hospital again for her 2nd antibiotics jab for today. She needs another jab at 10:30pm tonight.
5 Ekim 2012 Cuma
Another Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's Another Miracle
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.via alzheimersreadingroom.com
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Raise your hand if your doctor did everything necessary to rule out all the possible causes of Alzheimer's disease like symptoms before diagnosing Alzheimer's.
If you raised your hand, you are in the minority. I started asking Alzheimer's caregivers years ago if their doctor had ruled out all the possible causes of dementia like behavior before diagnosing Alzheimer's. Frankly, most caregivers don't know what I am talking about.
Most tell me no, the doctor did not tell them he ruled out every other possible cause, and there are hundreds, of dementia like behavior or symptoms.
Did you know statistics show that between 17-30 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's are misdiagnosed.
More than 100 health conditions can mimic Alzheimer’s disease. Some medications—such as drugs for diabetes, heart burn and high cholesterol—can cause symptoms like confusion, memory loss and personality changes that can masquerade as the disease (see the list below).
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Volunteers and Help Needed for Alzheimer's Reading Room
The simple facts are I need some help. And now finally, I am in a position to ask for help and accept help.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
There is just to much to do and I can no longer handle it on my own.
If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an email and we can try and get the ball rolling.
via alzheimersreadingroom.com
You can volunteer for a specific task, or just to help. All help is appreciated.Continued on the Next Page
Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease
For the first time, we have robust and compelling evidence that treatment with these drugs can continue to help patients at the later, more severe stages of the disease. We observed that patients who continued taking donepezil were better able to remember, understand, communicate and perform daily tasks for at least a year longer than those who stopped taking the drugs. -- Professor Robert Howard
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The benefits seen with continued treatment were clinically important and were greater than those previously seen in patients with less severe AD.
Patients who started taking memantine (Namenda) also showed better cognitive and functional abilities, although the effect was slightly smaller, compared with those taking a placebo.
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Inside Paul Allen's Quest To Reverse Engineer The Brain - Forbes
via forbes.comBehind a black curtain in a small room a titanium sapphire laser is prepared to fire at a tiny and very surprising target: a half-centimeter glass window surgically implanted into the skull of a live mouse. If all goes right the laser will fire for a quadrillionth of a second while the mouse runs on a white, treadmill-like ball and watches a computer screen. Thanks to special dyes, certain brain cells will glow green if the mouse is using them, their image captured by cameras capable of detecting a single photon.
The point to all this Star Trek style technology could not be more profound. That tiny tangle of tissue in the mouse’s skull turns nerve impulses from the rodent’s eyes into an interaction. Decoding that process would give scientists the first true window into how a mammalian brain experiences the world.
Baby's 1st Post-Surgery UTI And Needs Hospitalization
Long story cut short, Baby was braver this time. She screamed and bawled for a short while when the paed inserted the IV line on her left hand. It was quite a fast one and took under 15 minutes for everything to be completed - finding the vein, IV line inserted and hand bandaged. In the past, her doctors needed at least half an hour to over an hour to fix the line. Baby even allowed the doctor to carry her after the procedure, which was very, very uncommon of her to allow a doctor / nurse to carry her, what more the doctor who had just poked her, swaddled her so tightly with a cloth and caused her so much pain. I guess preparing her mentally before the procedure helped.
Before she went into the procedures room, while we were waiting in our room for the doctor to arrive, I told her this "Baby, the doctor will give you an injection on your hand. There will be very little pain, please don't cry ok? Mummy will wait for you outside the room. Mummy can't go in. You don't cry ok? Mummy loves you" Baby nodded her head and smiled!
Baby has to be in the hospital again for her 2nd antibiotics jab for today. She needs another jab at 10:30pm tonight.