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Dementia Defined
Dementia is a problem in the brain that makes it hard for a person to remember, learn and communicate; eventually is becomes difficult for a person to take care of himself or herself. This disorder can also affect a person's mood and personality.
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Shoreline man still missing
Published August 27, 2008, 7:24 pm, Everett Herald
SHORELINE - A case of mistaken identity briefly raised hopes that a Shoreline man missing since Friday had been found. A Community Transit driver Wednesday believed he'd found Hilmer D. Jager, 79, who has been missing since setting off to visit a friend in Snohomish last week.
Missing man seen "confused" on K Rd
Published August 27, 2008, 6:25 pm, NZCity
28 August 2008 There are possible sightings of a 69-year-old man who went missing from his West Auckland home three days ago. Brian Jones was last seen by a friend walking in Don Buck Rd in Massey at about 3.30pm on Monday. He suffers from dementia and ill health.
Mental skills fade earlier than thought - study
Published August 27, 2008, 6:10 pm, The Star
LONDON (Reuters) - The rapid deterioration of our mental abilities as we age begins far earlier than scientists had suspected, Swedish researchers said on Wednesday.
Sightings of missing barefoot man
Published August 27, 2008, 5:13 pm, Stuff
A barefooted Massey man missing since Monday may have been spotted in central Auckland.
Lessons Learned About Fading Brainpower
Published August 27, 2008, 3:34 pm, WebMD
When it comes to getting older, is there a point when your mental functions start to wane?
Mental Skills Can Decline Years Before Dying
Published August 27, 2008, 3:17 pm, Health Scout
Study of seniors found it's not all part of normal aging process.
Alzheimer"™s research seeks volunteers
Published August 27, 2008, 3:15 pm, Onalaska Community Life
The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute and the Department of Geriatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School have partnered with Franciscan Skemp Healthcare Department of Geriatrics to broaden its Alzheimer’s disease research.
Are you too young to be old?
Published August 27, 2008, 3:01 pm, News 24 South Africa
The rapid deterioration of our mental abilities as we age begins far earlier than scientists had suspected, Swedish researchers say.
Mental Skills Can Decline Years Before Dying
Published August 27, 2008, 2:34 pm, HealthCentral.com
Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- In their golden years, men and women who remain free of dementia will nonetheless undergo an accelerated drop in key mental skills as much as 15 years before their death, a new study reveals.
Even without dementia, mental skills decline years before death
Published August 27, 2008, 2:07 pm, PhysOrg
A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia. The study is published in the August 27, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Tue Aug 26
- FSU.com :: FSU professor to study best way to help African-Americ an caregivers: caregiver study
- Despite Risks, Elderly Still Treated with Antipsychotic Drugs: Despite warnings that atypical antipsychotic drugs increased death risk when used to treat elderly dementia patients, a Canadian study found that their use may be increasing among older patients.
- Frontotemporal dementia - MayoClinic.com
- FT.com / - Doubts cast on Zardari's state of mental health- Michael Peel: In court documents seen by the Financial Times, Philip Saltiel, a New York City-based psychiatrist, said in a March 2007 diagnosis that Mr Zardari's imprisonment had left him suffering from "emotiona l instability&qu ot; and memory and concentration problems. "I do not foresee any improvement in these issues for at least a year," Mr Saltiel wrote.
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- Folha Online - Mundo - Ex-premiê britânica Margaret Thatcher sofre de demência, diz filha - 25/08/2008
- "Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings": Dementia, Washington Post, August 25, 2008
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