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This isn’t the first time that better sleep has been linked with a lower risk of dementia: A study published in October even found that people with sleep apnea are more likely to develop dementia.
While most of us know that a healthy diet and getting regular exercise are important ways to keep our brains healthy and prevent dementia, there's another key to keeping our minds sharp that a lot ...
Also known as “sundowner’s syndrome,” sundowning is a set of symptoms or behaviors that can be seen in some people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s ...
Central hypoventilation syndrome (CHS) is a sleep-related breathing disorder that causes ineffective breathing, apnea, or respiratory arrest during sleep (and during wakefulness in severe cases). CHS can either be congenital (CCHS) or acquired (ACHS) later in life. The condition can be fatal if untreated. CCHS was once known as Ondine's curse.
A 2018 Cochrane review found no certain evidence about the immediate and long-term effects of modifying the thickness of fluids for swallowing difficulties in people with dementia. [28] While thickening fluids may have an immediate positive effect on swallowing and improving oral intake, the long-term impact on the health of the person with ...
A feeding tube is a medical device used to provide nutrition to patients who cannot obtain nutrition by mouth, are unable to swallow safely, or need nutritional supplementation. [1] Patients who are able to use assisted feeding should have that in preference to tube feeding whenever possible.
A new study has found a possible link between supine sleep — or sleeping on one's back — and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Presbyphagia refers to characteristic changes in the swallowing mechanism of otherwise healthy older adults. [1] Although age-related changes place older adults at risk swallowing disorders, an older adult's swallow is not necessarily an impaired swallow. Clinicians are becoming more aware of the need to distinguish among swallowing disorders ...