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PRESERVING INDEPENDENCE IN THE CASE OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: GIVING UP WORK

on April 2nd, 2009 by admin

Many people who develop dementia do so after they have retired, and therefore don’t have to contemplate giving up their job. When dementia strikes during working life, the situation can be particularly distressing. What to do about it will depend entirely upon the abilities of the sufferer and the nature of the job. One elderly [...]

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LOOK AFTER YOURSELF CARING FOR A RELATIVE WITH DEMENTIA: A STRATEGY FOR CARING FOR YOURSELF

on April 2nd, 2009 by admin

Probably the most important thing that you can do is to share your problems. This means not only the physically demanding tasks that are thrust upon you and with which others may be able to help, but also your own emotional responses. Remember that if they are turned inwards they can be very destructive and [...]

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BEHAVIOURAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN THE CASE OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: SOCIAL SITUATIONS

on April 2nd, 2009 by admin

One of the earliest problems that relatives may have to cope with is embarrassing behaviour in the presence of friends or others. This is most likely to occur if the event is taking place away from a familiar environment such as the home. Large parties ought probably to be avoided. Having to relate to a [...]

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RESEARCH INTO ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: PARKINSONIAN STIFFNESS

on April 2nd, 2009 by admin

Among the different groups of people with Alzheimer’s disease that stand out are those people who develop movement abnormalities. Parkinson’s disease is well known because it causes a clearly visible tremor or trembling of the hand or foot and eventually often the whole arm or leg. It also has many other symptoms including a particular [...]

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UNTREATABLE CAUSES OF DEMENTIA: HUNTINGTON’S CHOREA

on April 2nd, 2009 by admin

Huntington’s chorea is a very complicated disorder of the brain. In most families it is inherited in what is known as a dominant autosomal pattern. This means that approximately half the children of an affected parent will suffer with the condition, which usually strikes in middle age or early old age. It therefore poses quite [...]

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