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The State of Dementia Research Globally: World Alzheimer Report 2018 (Alzheimer’s Disease International)
Summary The World Alzheimer Report 2018, entitled “The state of the art of dementia research: New frontiers”, reviews developments in dementia research, without glossing-over the absence of significant disease-modifying pharmacological treatment breakthroughs for around 20 years. This report examines wide-ranging … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Dementia with Lewy Bodies: Updated DLB Consortium Diagnosis and Management Consensus Report (Neurology)
Summary The Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) Consortium has published an updated set of recommendations on diagnosis and management of DLB. Clinical features and diagnostic biomarkers are covered, with guidance on their interpretation. Previously omitted aspects of Lewy-related pathology are … Continue reading →
Posted in Antipsychotics, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK
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Tagged Abnormal Proteins (Alpha-Synuclein), Acting Out Dreams: Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep Behaviour Disorder, Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation, Alpha-Synucleinopathies, Alternatives to Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Antipsychotics: Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Assessment and Diagnosis, Australia, Autonomic System Dysfunction, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Behavior and Mood Changes, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Biomarker Development, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Research Programmes, Blackouts, Brain and Mind Centre: University of Sydney, Brain Stimulation, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research: University of Pennsylvania, Centre for Age-Related Diseases: Stavanger University Hospital, Cognitive Decline (DLB vs. Alzheimer's), Cognitive Symptoms, Comparison of Cognitive Decline (DLB vs. AD), Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Dementia, Delusions, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB) Consortium, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology: Mayo Clinic, Department of Neurology: Mayo Clinic, Department of Neurology: Mayo Clinic (Rochester), Department of Neurology: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Neuroscience and Neuropathology Laboratory: Mayo Clinic, Department of Neuroscience Imaging and Clinical Sciences: University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Department of Neuroscience: Mayo Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology: Mayo Clinic, Department of Veterans Affairs, Departments of Radiology and Neurology: University of Michigan, Diagnosis and Management of Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Diagnosis and Screening: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-V), Differential Diagnosis, Dizziness, DLB, DLB Management, DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Drooling, DSM-5, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease and DLB, Fainting, Florida Atlantic University, Fluctuating Cognition, Fluctuations, Fourth Consensus Report of DLB Consortium, Hallucinations, Handwriting, ICube Laboratory, Institute for Healthy Aging and Lifespan Studies (I-HeAL): Florida Atlantic University, Institute of Neuroscience: Newcastle University, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience: King’s College London, Italy, α-Synuclein, α-Synuclein Aggregation, α-Synuclein Misfolds, Kings College London, Lewy Body Degeneration, Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Lewy Body Dementia Symptoms Checklists, Lewy Body Society, Medical School: University of Exeter; University of Exeter, Misdiagnosis, Mood Changes, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Neurology (Journal), Norway, Parkinson's Disease and Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Centers (PADRECC and MIRECC): Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Parkinson’s-Like Symptoms, Perelman School of Medicine: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Postural Instability, Preclinical Biomarkers and Dementia, Prion-Like Mechanisms, Repeated Falls, Severe Neuroleptic Sensitivity, Severe Sensitivity to Antipsychotic Agents, Shuffling Walk, Sleep Disorders Center: Mayo Clinic, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger University Hospital; Norway, Synucleinopathies, Synucleinopathy, Synucleinopathy Progression, Transient Loss of Consciousness, Underlying Mechanisms of DLB Pathogenesis, United States, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, University Hospital of Strasbourg, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Strasbourg, University of Sydney
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Primary Age Related Tauopathy (PART): A New Type / Cause of Cognitive Impairment?
Summary The authors of this article propose the introduction of a new term to describe a pathology found to be commonly present in the brains of aged persons; namely “Primary Age-Related Tauopathy (PART). Autopsy studies indicate brains with neurofibrillary tangles … Continue reading →
Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep Behaviour Disorder May Predict Development of Dementia With Lewy Bodies (Mayo Clinic News)
Summary Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder is caused by the loss of the normal muscle paralysis during REM sleep. This tendency to “act out dreams” can appear three decades or more before a formal diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies in males, … Continue reading →
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