BACKGROUND To understand the earliest signs of cognitive decline caused by Alzheimer disease (AD) and other illnesses causing dementia, information is needed from well-characterized individuals without dementia studied longitudinally until autopsy. OBJECTIVE To determine clinical and cognitive features associated with the development of AD or other dementias in older adults. DESIGN Longitud...

Dementia The Dementia Services Centre will host a one day interactive dementia awareness workshop on September 10 at 48 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham. The day is suitable for anyone who comes into contact with people with dementia. Workshop themes include the effect of dementia on families and friends; confident and clear communication; and support for people with dementia. tinyurl.com/DSCawa...

OBJECTIVE To test predictions that frontotemporal dementia and semantic dementia give rise to distinct patterns of behavioural change. METHODS An informant based semistructured behavioural interview, covering the domains of basic and social emotions, social and personal behaviour, sensory behaviour, eating and oral behaviour, repetitive behaviours, rituals, and compulsions, was administered t...

The neurocognitive and behavioral profiles of vascular dementia and vascular cognitive impairment, dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease with dementia, and dementia syndromes associated with frontotemporal lobar degenerations are compared and contrasted with Alzheimer's dementia (AD). Vascular dementia/vascular cognitive impairment is characterized by better verbal memory performanc...

ABSTRACT There is currently no cure for neurodegenerative or vascular dementias, but some pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions may contribute to alleviate symptoms, slow disease progression improve quality of life. Current treatment approaches are based on etiology, symptom profile stage dementia. This manuscript presents recommendations treatments dementia due Alzheimer’s dise...

nicate with people with dementia (85.4%); most employers will fire a 65-year-old employee with dementia (76.4%); individuals with dementia would not understand other people’s concern or worry (68.5%); individuals with dementia are impulsive and unpredictable (62.9%). These attitudes prevent the Chinese-American general public from encouraging older adults to seek early treatment and hinder publ...

BACKGROUND Positive attitudes of healthcare staff towards people with dementia promote higher quality care, although little is known about important factors that underlie positive attitudes. Key aims of this project were to explore the relationships between staff attitudes towards dementia, self-confidence in caring for people with dementia, experience and dementia education and training. MET...

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the contribution of treatment on the mortality of dementia based on a population-based study. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of anti-dementia and nootropic treatments on the mortality of dementia using a population-based cohort study. METHODS 12,193 incident dementia patients were found from 2000 to 2010. Their data were compared with 12,193 age- a...

Abstract Emerging research has outlined the possibility for virtual reality (VR) experiences, which situate users into perspective of someone living with dementia, to enhance dementia awareness. Currently, there is limited VR that engages care home practitioners. It imperative this population high levels education given their requirements provide and support residents, many whom will be conditi...