- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
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Caregiving
- Coping with Emotional Changes
- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
- Transition to Nursing Home
- Work
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Dementia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chronic brain syndrome; Lewy body dementia; DLB; Vascular dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; MCI TreatmentFor information on how to take care of a... Read more »
Dementia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chronic brain syndrome; Lewy body dementia; DLB; Vascular dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; MCI SymptomsDementia symptoms include difficulty with... Read more »
Multi-infarct Dementia Information
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
MID; Dementia - vascular; Dementia - poststrokeSymptomsSymptoms may develop gradually or may progress after each small stroke.The symptoms of the... Read more »
New test may identify Alzheimer's before symptoms appear
Swedish researchers say it may be possible to identify Alzheimer's patients before they have even one symptom. An MRI brain scan along with genetic... Read more »
Sudden infant death syndrome
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Crib death; SIDSSymptomsThere are no symptoms. Babies who die of SIDS do not appear to suffer or struggle.Signs and tests Autopsy results are not... Read more »
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