two iranian families with autosomal dominant dementia-plus were observed. one family includes 3 affected members and the other includes 4. the two families showed a dominantly inherited complex neurological syndrome with onset in childhood to adulthood. one patient showed prominent anticipation of the onset age. onset was with cerebellar signs followed by dementia, seizures, and extrapyramidal ...

iranian traditional medicine (itm) describes a kind of dementia with similar signs and symptoms of alzheimer’s disease (ad). it explains the pathology of dementia with cold intemperament of the brain, which means that the brain is colder than its healthy form. itm strategy for treatment of dementia is to heat the brain up by medical “hot” herbs. nepeta menthoides (nm) is one of these “hot” herb...

primary sjorgen syndrome is one of the commonest autoimmune diseases with characteristic of involvement of lachrymal and salivary glands, but other organ involvements as peripheral and central nervous system are also possible. the reported case is a 23 year old lady presented with progressive sensory ataxia and weakness of four limbs, bilateral sensory hearing loss and cognitive impairment with...

background : family caregivers are an essential part of health care services for elderly with dementia disorders, because of providing care for such patients is a big burden for their families. this study aimed to assess the effects of family education program in reducing the burden of families of elderly with dementia. methods : this was a clinical trial, in which 50 family caregivers of the e...

since the formulation of rulings is directly related to the refinement of issues, the present paper aims at outlining the extent of a mental disorder namely dementia, so that from this perspective an acceptable separation between this and other psychiatric disorders can be achieved in the realm of jurisprudence. evaluation of narratives, comparing jurisprudential rulings issued in the case of p...

Abstract Despite evidence of increased caregiving intensity, stress, and burden during the COVID-19 crisis clear racial disparities in COVID-19, there is a lack research on impact dementia (vs. non-dementia) care provision caregivers’ (CGs) quality life by race. The current study used National Health Aging Trends Study Family Members Friends data (N=1,462, 15% Black 85% Non-Hispanic White CGs) ...