A number of years back, my dad, who had developed dementia after a surgery to correct problems from a World War II brain injury, was seized by sudden, horrendous pain. While Dad had to cope with considerable pain from arthritis and some back issues, this was different.
I knew his pain was acute and extreme by his body language and vocalizations, even though he couldn't articulate exactly what was wrong. Dad generally had the ability to communicate, though his dementia often skewed the...
Oftentimes dementia patients don't even realize that they are experiencing low-level pain, which prevents them from being willing to... Read more »
Mom entered the hospital through the emergency room with a fever and in a daze; four days later she was discharged back to the nursing... Read more »
After watching Mom’s last days at the nursing home when she was uncommunicative, I often have wondered how caregivers would realize... Read more »
Warning: What you are about to read might sound crazy. It is just my mind...and dementia...playing its tricks on me. Read on... I fell... Read more »
As Alzheimer's disease progresses towards the later stages, the ability of the affected person to communicate becomes increasingly... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The drugs you take for aches and pains could help prevent dementia in the future. A new study finds a link between long-term... Read more »
A new study suggests that the painkillers Celebrex and naproxen may not prevent dementia in patients who are prone to the disease. In fact,... Read more »
A reader asks Joe and Teresa Graedon of The People's Pharmacy if his mother's sudden dementia could have been brought on by the Darvocet, Lexapro,... Read more »
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