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Tag Archives: Australia
Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Lewy Body Dementia (Psychological Medicine / International Psychogeriatrics)
Summary Lewy Body Dementia (dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s Disease Dementia) involves visual hallucinations, fluctuating cognition / attention, motor disturbances, falls, and extreme sensitivity to antipsychotics. Caution in the use of pharmacological treatments such as antipsychotics is advised in … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adverse Sensitivity to Neuroleptics, Antipsychotic Sensitivity Reactions, Antipsychotics: Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Aspiration of Fluids in Patients With Dysphagia, Australia, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Carer Education, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of Nucleus Basalis of Meynert (NBM) in Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration: UNSW Sydney, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Department of Old Age Psychiatry: King's College London, Department of Psychiatry: University of Cambridge, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Environmental Modifications, Exercise for Dementia, Fluctuating Cognition, Guy's Hospital: King's College London, Improving Gait, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Institute of Neuroscience: Newcastle University, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience: King’s College London, International Psychogeriatrics, Kings College London, Lee Silverman Voice Treatment, Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT), Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Mirrored Self-Misidentification Delusion, Music Therapy, Music Therapy and Dementia, Music Therapy for BPSD, Newcastle University, Non-Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson's Disease, Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Lewy Body Dementia, Occupational Therapy, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia (PDD), Physical Therapy (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment), Prevention of Fluids Aspiration in Patients With Dysphagia, Psychological Medicine (Journal), Severe Antipsychotic Sensitivity Reactions, Severe Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Severe Sensitivity to Antipsychotic Agents, Simulated Presence, Simulated Presence Therapy (SPT), Simulated Presence Therapy for BPSD, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Medical School: University of Sydney, Task-Oriented Motor Practice, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Treatments for Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia, University of Cambridge, University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of Sydney, UNSW Sydney, Visual Hallucinations, Walking Pattern (Gait)
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Recently Published Resources on Falls Prevention – In the Community and in Hospitals (BMJ / NHS Improvement / NIHR / JAMA Internal Medicine)
Summary There are uncertainties about the effectiveness of environmental interventions to reduce risk of falls among older persons living in the community. A BMJ systematic review covers the options, coming down in favour of occupational therapist-led environment risk assessments and … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Improvement, NICE Guidelines, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Antipsychotics in People With Dementia: Key Therapeutic Topic [KTT7], Australia, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), CareFall: Reducing Inpatient Falls Risk and Improving Post Fall Care, College of Healthcare Sciences, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Community-Based Support, Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Delirium: Prevention Diagnosis and Management: NICE Clinical Guideline (CG103), Department of Health Sciences: University of York, Environmental Assessment and Modification, Environmental Intervention to Reduce Risk of Falls, Evaluation of FallSafe Quality Improvement Project, Falls and Fractures, Falls and Musculoskeletal Health, Falls Assessment, Falls in Hospitals, Falls in Older People, Falls in Older People (NICE Quality Standard: QS86), Falls Prevention Programmes, Falls Reduction, Falls Reduction in Community Dwelling Older Adults, Falls Reduction in Hospitals, Falls Risk Factors, FallSafe Project, FallSafe Quality Improvement Project, FallSafe: Care Bundles to Reduce Inpatient Falls, France, Gerontopole of Toulouse: Toulouse University Hospital, Home Adaptations, Home Modifications, Hospital Falls Prevention, Housing Adaptations, Housing Modifications, Improving Post-Fall Care (CareFall), Incidence and Costs of Inpatient Falls in Hospitals, Inpatient Falls, Institute of Ageing: Toulouse University Hospital, JAMA Internal Medicine, James Cook University (Queensland), Later Life, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Long-Term Exercise Programmes, Mackay Base Hospital (Queensland), Mackay Institute of Research and Innovation: James Cook University (Queensland), Mental Health Services for Older People: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Multi-Factorial Falls Assessments and Care Plans, Multifactorial Interventions (Falls), Musculo-Skeletal Disorders, National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF), National Audit of Inpatient Falls Audit Report 2017, NHS Improvement Falls Collaborative Clinical Updates, NICE Clinical Gguidance 161 (CG161), NICE Clinical Guideline CG103, NICE Key Therapeutic Topic [KTT7], NIHR Signal, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Occupational Therapist Led Environmental Assessment and Modification, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Intervention Study (OTIS), Patient Falls Improvement Collaborative, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Exercise Programmes, Preventing Falls In Older People Living in the Community, Queensland Health: Mackay Base Hospital, Risk Factors for Falls, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), School of Health Sciences: University of Nottingham, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, University of Toulouse, University of York, UPS/Inserm: University of Toulouse, York Trials Unit: University of York
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More on Possible Blood Tests for Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease (NHS Digital / Nature Medicine)
Summary People with a rare hereditary form of Alzheimer’s Disease (Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Disease) have raised levels of a protein called neurofilament light chain (NfC) in their blood, arising from damage to previously healthy nerve cells. These elevated levels of … Continue reading
Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged APP or PSEN Mutations, Australia, Basel, Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Predicting Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease, Blood Proteins as Biomarkers of Disease Research, Blood-Based Biomarkers, Blood-Based Biomarkers of Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease, Columbia University Medical Center, Dementia Research Centre, Dementia Research Centre: University College London, Department of Biomedical Sciences: Macquarie University, Department of Cellular Neurology: Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department of Neurodegeneration: Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Department of Neurology: Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Neurology: Keck School of Medicine at USC, Department of Neurology: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department of Neurology: Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Neurology: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Department of Neurology: Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Neuroscience: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: University of Tübingen, Department of Radiology: Washington University School of Medicine, Departments of Medicine Biomedicine and Clinical Research: University Hospital Basel, Division of Biostatistics: Washington University School of Medicine, Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network, Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN), Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Disease, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Edith Cowan University: Western Australia, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health: University of Melbourne, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany, Harvard Medical School, Hereditary Alzheimer's Disease, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York), Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Macquarie University, Macquarie University (New South Wales), Massachusetts General Hospital, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute on Aging (US), Nature Medicine, Neurodegeneration Division: The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurofilament Light Chain (NfC), Neurofilament Light Chain (NFL), Neurofilament Light Protein (NF-L), Neurofilament Light Protein in Blood: Potential Biomarker of Neurodegeneration, Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic: University Hospital Basel, Neuroscience Research Australia, Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Plasma Biomarkers, Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Biomarkers and Dementia, Preclinical Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, Protein-Based Biomarkers in Blood May Deliver Accurate Diagnoses, School of Medical Health and Sciences: Edith Cowan University, School of Medical Sciences: University of New South Wales, Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Protein, Switzerland, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain: Columbia University Medical Center, United States, University College London, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Tübingen, US National Institute on Aging, USA, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Washington University School of Medicine
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