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Childhood dementia is very often diagnosed late, misdiagnosed, or not diagnosed at all. [9] A correct diagnosis happens, on average, 2 years or more after symptoms become apparent. Additionally, children affected by childhood dementia are often misdiagnosed with: Autism [16] [9] [17] Developmental or intellectual delay [16] [9] ADHD [9] Others [9]
Pre-dementia or early-stage dementia (stages 1, 2, and 3). In this initial phase, a person can still live independently and may not exhibit obvious memory loss or have any difficulty completing ...
Even in people genetically at risk of dementia, maintaining cardiorespiratory fitness is linked to better brain health later in life, new evidence suggests. Cardiorespiratory fitness could protect ...
CHS is associated with respiratory arrests during sleep and, in some cases, to neuroblastoma (tumors of the sympathetic ganglia), Hirschsprung disease (partial agenesis of the enteric nervous system), [7] dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and anomalies of the pupilla. Other symptoms include darkening of skin color from inadequate amounts of ...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. [2] It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. [2] [15] The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. [1]
The problem is likely the result of a combination of complex overlapping factors. A person is much less likely to receive a diagnosis of, and treatment for, dementia in some areas of the United ...
Dementia day care can provide services that help enable seniors with Alzheimer’s and other dementias to remain engaged and active in their community. However, research shows that caregivers are ...
Patients with respiratory dysrhythmia may show poor to no improvements. [3] CPAP in combination with drugs may also obtain unsatisfactory results. [ 10 ] [ 17 ] For other patients there is an excellent response to CPAP treatment (e.g., for young women patients with catathrenia over a 5-year period, [ 18 ] patient with OSA and pulmonary ...