Acute kidney injury linked to increased risk of dementia
Acute kidney injury can increase the risk of a subsequent dementia diagnosis by more than 50%, a population-based cohort study suggests. Preclinical studies have previously…
Tag: Dementia
Consider Shingrix for varicella-vaccinated patients: ATAGI proposal
Adults who have received an indicated varicella vaccine should be eligible for the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine Shringrix, according to ATAGI. The Australian Immunisation Handbook…
MRI-based test predicts most dementia cases almost a decade before onset: study
Doctors may be able to predict future dementia risk nearly a decade before clinical diagnosis using functional MRI, say international researchers. The team, including Associate…
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…
