Dear Carol: My mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, repeats the same question multiple times an hour. I know that’s typical behavior with Alzheimer’s, but it’s driving me nuts. I start out ...
Dear Carol: It’s still morning but since my mom has dementia and lives with me, I’ve already answered the same question five times. She’ll get stuck on one topic and can’t let it go. This week it’s, ...
Your loved one may say the same word repeatedly or ask you the same question you just answered, only to ask it again moments later. Maybe they repeat to the point of annoyance, using the same word in ...
Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they become physically or verbally aggressive, wander away from home, develop paranoia or hallucinations, engage in inappropriate or ...
A neurologist has issued a warning about five potential signs of dementia other than memory loss. According to the expert these sypmtoms could indicate cognitive decline in a loved one. Dementia is a ...
New Orleans, LA – An LSU Health New Orleans research team working in a mouse model of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) has found that repetitive exposure to environmental hypoxia (air with ...
As cases rise among Indians, families are grappling with guilt, exhaustion and heartbreak while navigating a system that is ...