Dementia
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09/21/2023
A new expert consensus was released by the American Academy of Neurology reviewing the currently available evidence on the efficacy and safety of antiamyloid monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of...
09/21/2023
08/15/2023
Can a dietary intervention known for reducing cardiovascular risk factors prevent cognitive decline in healthy older individuals? A team of researchers explored this question in a recent study.
08/15/2023
08/07/2023
In their presentation at the Practical Updates in Primary Care 2023 Virtual Series, Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA, and Kevin Williams, MS, MPAS, PA-C reviewed the pathophysiological mechanisms of agitation...
08/07/2023
Interactive Features
08/07/2023
In their presentation at the Practical Updates in Primary Care 2023 Virtual Series, Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA, and Kevin Williams, MS, MPAS, PA-C reviewed the pathophysiological mechanisms of agitation...
08/07/2023
05/03/2023
Increasing age is a risk factor for Alzheimer dementia (AD), and as the US population grows older and lives longer, new and existing cases of AD are projected to rise as well. How many older Americans are...
05/03/2023
04/16/2023
Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a family history of dementia. She asks you if her coffee intake would increase her risk of being diagnosed with dementia in the future.
04/16/2023
02/21/2023
Your patient is a 46-year-old woman with a family history of dementia and obesity. Based on her family history, she asks you if there is a way to reduce her risk of developing dementia, and a way to stay...
02/21/2023
01/20/2020
Many patients with Alzheimer disease may become confused, anxious, aggressive, agitated, or restless consistently in the late afternoon or early evening. Do you know when this symptom, known as sundowning,...
01/20/2020
Clinical Insights
07/20/2023
In this video, Gautam Dantas, PhD, discusses how the results of his study showed that altered gut bacteria may be an indicator of the earliest stages of Alzheimer disease.
07/20/2023
06/16/2023
In this video, Gillian T. Coughlan, MS, PhD discussed her team's study results, which found that female sex, early-age menopause, and hormone therapy use beginning more than 5 years after menopause were...
06/16/2023
05/25/2023
Early adulthood hypertension or increased blood pressure is associated with negative brain changes later in life including lower regional brain volumes and worse white matter integrity, factors that are...
05/25/2023
05/25/2023
In this video, Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA, and Kevin Williams, MS, MPAS, PA-C provide the take-home messages from their session “Agitation in Alzheimer’s Dementia: Progress for an Age-Old Problem” at our...
05/25/2023
05/24/2023
In this video, Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA, and Kevin Williams, MS, MPAS, PA-C provide a preview of their session, "Agitation in Alzheimer’s Dementia: Progress for an Age-Old Problem ” at our Practical Updates...
05/24/2023
