Dementia pugilistica

You hear or see these words on a weekly, and sometimes on a daily basis: Dementia. However, sometimes we humans do not wrap our fingers around those words, not knowing what these words mean. Dementia is far more than simple words to assign a term for memory lost. Dementia raids the minds of innocent people’s life’s, without an actual cure. We lose thousands of people…

systematic review, six studies that met the inclusion criteria were included and analyzed. In general, all six studies showed that music therapy is an effective treatment of depressive symptoms for older adults who are 65 years or older with or without dementia. Among four randomized control trials, three studies conducted music therapy was conducted in a group and depicted its effectiveness in the reduction of depression symptoms (Chu et al., 2014; Cooke et al., 2010, Mohammadi et al., 2011).…

For instance, “It is comforting to believe that songs can help dementia patients recall their lost selves, but music can also harm as much as it helps, creating false memories, confusion, and distress” (Swayne). This negative effect is based off the mind, such as confusion or distress, while other negative effects can be based off the body such as injury or harm to oneself. “Dementia patients’ inability to consent and their confused responses lead to yet another reason to…

Alzheimer’s disease is nothing new to people from across the world. Some may ask what exactly is this sad and depressing disease? It is the most common form of dementia, which is the deterioration of the functions of the brain. It reports for approximately 70 percent of dementia cases (Alzheimer’s). The course of the disease is slow at destroying one’s memory and thinking abilities. Symptoms develop in people with Alzheimer’s in their mid-60s, but do not be fooled for it is not just found within…

Speaking Dementia - Thought of the Day (Part III) By Stan Goldberg, Ph.d. | Submitted On February 06, 2015 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Stan Goldberg, Ph.d. Who would think there is…

Summary/Review Dementia of the Alzheimer’s type (DAT) is a common form of dementia that affects individual’s memories. They can be long term or short term and can consist of loss of recent conversation, events and names. The article “Emotional Recognition from Face, Voice, and Music in Dementia of the Alzheimer Type” focused on the “emotional recognition from both face and voice” (Drapeau, Gosselin, Gagon, Peretz, & Lorrain, 2009). According to Drapeau et al., during the onset stages of…

Because the most significant cause of Alzheimer’s disease is age, a sufferer is likely to have inherited the disease if they develop it at a particularly young age, even though these gene mutations are rare. Alzheimer’s disease has also shown to be inherited through a more complex pattern rather than a single gene mutation. For example, the gene ‘apolipoprotein E’ (which is found in chromosome 19) transports lipoproteins, vitamins and cholesterol into the lymph system and consequently into the…

Walker Johnson Does the world have a plan to cure one of the world's deadliest diseases? Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that so far cannot be cured. It is the sixth leading cause of death in American adults. It affects about 13 million people worldwide. One in eight people around the age of 65 has it. And about 1 in 2 people over age 85 have Alzheimer’s disease. People with Alzheimer’s survive about half as long as same aged adults without it. How do we get this disease, and how quickly…

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease where the immune system eats away at the protective, myelin or layer covering nerves. This disease is also known as MS, which is Multiple Sclerosis abbreviated. MS has a very big effect on a person and their family, knowing this because my aunt was diagnosed with MS before she passed away. Currently there is not a known cause from Multiple Sclerosis, but science have theories. Some believe that it is a result of combination of genetics, and some believe it is…

In Stage one, no impairment at this point Alzheimers in not detectable no symptoms are present there is no memory problems or other symptoms of dementia.Then in Stage two Minor memory problems begin to show the person may begin to lose things around the house at this point, it is not distinguishable from normal age-related memory loss. In Stage three at this point, signs and symptoms start to become more apparent. You may begin to notice that they can't seem to find the right words and that they…