The longer you live, the longer it will take to die
Age is one of the great modern adventures, a technological marvel—we’re given several more youthfulish decades if we take care…
Age is one of the great modern adventures, a technological marvel—we’re given several more youthfulish decades if we take care…
“What is the difference between 20 and 23? If you said three, you are off by millions—of dollars in sales,…
My neighbor told me recently about a musician named Glen Campbell who is still performing despite Alzheimer’s dementia. This shows…
I am fortunate to be back at the Hospital San Carlos, in Chiapas, Mexico for two weeks. I am again…
The Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) is the most widely used cognitive screening test. Many have attributed this to the relative…
There have been a lot of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions proposed for the all too common behavioral complications of dementia.…
Hospitalizations present a host of dangers to an older patient, and perhaps one of the most hazardous parts of hospitalization…
Depression is the most common mood disorder in elderly individuals with Alzheimer disease, with prevalence rates somewhere between 15% to…
Recently, a group of distinguished neuroscientists commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Association and the National Institute on Aging updated guidelines for…
There is probably no one disease that so fully encompasses the intersection between geriatrics and palliative care as doesadvanced dementia.…