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Medical and Cognitive Approach to Treat DLB Patients Everyone in the present world must know that, there is no permanent cure for Dementia and its related brain disorders. The dementia with lewy bodies, patients may get wrong treatment due to lack of right clinical trials. When they are in above initial stage, a DLB patient may suffer from multiple Dementias. It is advisable to take the patient to a Neurologist for check up in the initial stage of any behavioral change or symptoms related to…

Homecare Assistance: Relieving Migraines WebMD defines migraines as "powerful headaches that often happen with nausea,vomiting, and sensitivity to light. They can last from 4 hours to 3 days, and sometimes longer." The good news for seniors is that frequency of migraines seems to decrease in seniors over 65. Senior migraines are often less intense as well. Granted, that does not provide much relief to the million plus seniors who still experience them. Part of the reason researchers believe…

Multilobular osteochondrosarcoma (MLO) is a rare malignant tumour of the flat bones of the skull with reports of the tumour occurring at other sites [1]. Similar names used for this tumour type include chondroma rodens, multilobular tumour of bone, multilobular osteosarcoma, multilobular osteoma, calcifying aponeurotic fibroma, multilobular chondroma, cartilage analogue of fibromatosis, and juvenile aponeurotic fibroma. [1] MLO is a seen primarily in older, medium to large breed dogs. However…

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a disease also known as Gehrig’s Disease, that is a fatal neurological disease that affects the nerve cells rapidly. The nerve cells (neurons) are in charge of controlling voluntary muscles such as arms, legs, and face. This disease links to motor neuron diseases which is based off the death of motor neurons. Motor neurons are nerve cells that are to be located in the brain, brainstem, and spinal cord that are the…

Alzheimer’s Disease is one of many forms of dementia, and is the most common form (Orimaye 1). What Alzheimer’s Disease does to a person is that they start to have progressive cognitive decline like losing memory and degeneration of reasoning ability (Cai 1). To be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, a person has to go through extensive neurophysical examinations by using a lot of cognitive tests that have a series of questions and images. There is a maximum score of thirty for the test, and if…

How Caregivers Help Seniors Who are Dealing with Hearing Loss One of the main physical ailments senior deal with is hearing loss. A recent survey showed that 72 percent of seniors with identified hearing loss were not doing anything to address the problem. Even when informed of the potential complications of further hearing loss, the numbers did not improve. The most common reasons senior provided for not seeking corrective action include cost, inconvenience, fear of discomfort, and…

Niemann-pick disease is a semi-rare disease.It is made up of a group of diseases passed down through your genes. It contains fatty acids called lipids that collect in the cells of your spleen, liver, and or your brain. Three commonly recognized forms of niemann-pick disease is Types A and B which in most cases are grouped together to make Type1, and then theres Type C which make Type 2. Type A and B is called Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency, It is found in special parts within cells called…

Parkinson’s disease (PD), a chronic neurodegenerative disorder, “affects over four million people worldwide” Dorsey et al, 2007. Classically, it is characterized by its motor symptoms, such as: “rigidity, tremor, postural unbalance, and bradykinesia/aki- nesia" Braak, 2003; Jankovic 2008. However, just recently has its non-motor implications been observed and taken into consideration. People are less aware of the degeneration in the brain involving non-dopamine nerve cells that also occur and…

In the article, “What H.M. Taught Us” by Howard Eichenbaum was published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience for Massachuetts Institute of Technology. In his article, he discusses the findings of Suzanne Corkin and her colleagues create a great pathway for the field of psychology to get a better understanding of memory, in this case specifically through studying amnesic patients, including the well-known patient, Henry Molaison. They characterized amnesia as a selective deficit in memory,…

Misconceptions Related to Dementia The misconception that aging adults will eventually experience dementia is a falsie that many individuals of varying ages and professions believe. Dementia is not a common cognitive change that all elderly clients undergo, but for those that do this impairment drastically changes their health care, life style, and independence. Persons in the health care setting must learn to differentiate dementia from other conditions to improve individual care and advance…