COVID-19 pandemic ‘accelerating decline’ for patients with dementia
Disrupted routine and delayed medical visits will take a toll, geriatrician warns.
Tag: Dementia
Social prescribing ‘beats drugs’ for depression in dementia
A range of interventions, including exercise and animal therapy, can help those with mild depressive symptoms, researchers say.
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Retinal damage ‘might signal risk’ for dementia and death
An observational study finds a dose-dependent association with retinopathy severity.
No evidence on MRI that intensive BP control cuts Alzheimer’s risk: study
Further results from the SPRINT MIND trial show a 'counterintuitive' association with decreased hippocampal volume.
Neuroinflammation common in familial frontotemporal dementia
The findings bring hope that drugs that reduce neuroinflammation might be beneficial, researchers say.
Retinal imaging may predict familial Alzheimer’s disease
Study in a Colombian kindred with a dominant mutation showed pathology visible in patients' 30s
Coroner calls for laws forcing doctors to make fitness-to-drive reports
The recommendation follows another road death involving an elderly driver with dementia.
‘Multifaceted pathology’ underlies dementia in chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Head impacts and atherosclerosis both likely have an effect on risk, researchers say.
High red cell count also linked to dementia
There is a 22% increased risk of Alzheimer's for people in the haemoglobin category.
Findings back link between anticholingerics and dementia
The association is stronger in patients aged under 80.
