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Vascular dementia was found to have either comparable or worse survival rates when compared to Alzheimer's disease; [22] another 2014 study found that the prognosis for people with vascular dementia was worse for male and older people. [23] Vascular dementia may be a direct cause of death due to the possibility of a fatal interruption in the ...
Wrinkles (Spanish: Arrugas) is a 2011 Spanish adult animated comedy-drama film directed by Ignacio Ferreras, based on the comic book with the same title by Paco Roca.The story is set in a retirement home and revolves around the friendship between two elderly men, one of them in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Because of this, the specific names of these types of this dementia, including Binswanger's disease were lost. [4] This was until 1992 when Alzheimer's diagnostic centers created specific criteria known as the Hachinski Ischemic Scale (after Dr. Vladimir Hachinski) which became the standard for diagnosing MID or vascular dementia. [21]
The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, looked at data on more than 34,000 men and women ages 45 to 82 who provided abdominal and brain scans to the UK ...
The prevention of dementia involves reducing the number of risk factors for the development of dementia, and is a global health priority needing a global response. [1] [2] Initiatives include the establishment of the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention (IRNDP) [3] which aims to link researchers in this field globally, and the establishment of the Global Dementia Observatory ...
People with vascular dementia (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "People with dementia" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), also called Benson's syndrome, is a rare form of dementia which is considered a visual variant or an atypical variant of Alzheimer's disease (AD). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The disease causes atrophy of the posterior part of the cerebral cortex , resulting in the progressive disruption of complex visual processing . [ 4 ]
In a counterclaim, JPMorgan — which says it has policies and procedures in place to protect elderly and vulnerable clients — says it was never made aware of Peter’s cognitive decline, and ...