Often believed to be a prodromal feature of neurodegenerative disease, anxiety may also be an independent risk factor for dementia, operationally defined here as preceding dementia diagnosis by ≥10 ...
“Sundowning is not a type of dementia but a phenomenon that happens to many individuals with dementia later in the day,” explains Adria Thompson, CCC-SLP, a certified dementia practitioner and founder ...
A recent study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, found that people who frequently use sleep medications may face a higher risk of developing dementia. This risk ...
While overall, combinations of cardiovascular drugs decreased dementia risk, only antihypertensives were able to do so alone with antiplatelets even increasing risk. Long-term combinatorial use of ...
Results from an exploratory phase 2 clinical trial of a small molecule oligomer antagonist found treatment improved outcomes in patients with dementia ... reduction in anxiety symptoms ...
Managing agitation in nursing home patients with ... which often call for interventions like increased supervision, medication adjustments, restraint use, or psychiatric consultations.