Pre-eclampsia tied to early-onset dementia risk
Individuals with pre-eclampsia have an increased risk for early-onset dementia, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open. Dr Valérie Olié (PhD), from Santé…
Tag: Dementia
Death certificates can come back to haunt you: a real-world case
Put your hand up if you got the memo that the date of dementia diagnosis was a good idea to include on a death certificate.…
Alzheimer’s ‘virtually guaranteed’ for people who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene variant
Alzheimer’s disease is virtually guaranteed for people who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene variant, a new study suggests. Scientists have known for the…
‘She lost her abilities but not herself’: My wife’s life remained worthwhile even with dementia
We all hope to reach at least the age of 70, but if we are cheeky enough to exceed that, then one in 10 of…
‘What I would choose’: I’m not the only doctor ready to talk about dementia and VAD
I was astonished to see how many comments were made about my opinion piece on dementia and dying with dignity. As of this week, 51…
10 tried and true strategies for earlier detection of dementia
Leading geriatrician shares her top tips and insights for getting the diagnosis right and managing the symptoms
I don’t want other people wiping my bottom: Let people with dementia die with dignity
It’s been suggested that advance care directives and ‘dying with dignity’ be merged so that people, when competent, can direct what they want to happen…
Nurse beaten unconscious by ED patient gets $1.8 million compensation
A nurse who was beaten unconscious by a patient with dementia will receive $1.8 million in compensation, after a court found the hospital should not…
Pre-eclampsia almost doubles vascular dementia risk in later life: study
Women with a history of pre-eclampsia are nearly twice as likely to develop vascular dementia than those who had normotensive pregnancies, data from over two…
How five patients ‘caught’ Alzheimer’s disease from cadaver-sourced hormones
Five adults in the UK with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease all received contaminated growth hormones from deceased donors during childhood, which scientists are claiming as proof…
