According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 50 million people have dementia worldwide. There are about 10 million new cases each year. By 2030, the WHO estimates that there will be 82 ...

Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer disease. It's caused when decreased blood flow damages brain tissue. Blood flow to brain tissue may be reduced. Or it may ...

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Cerebrovascular disease typically manifests with stroke, cognitive impairment, or both. Vascular cognitive impairment refers to all forms of cognitive disorder associated with cerebrovascular disease, ...

Objectives To conduct an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of association between sleep and all-cause cognitive disorders. Methods PubMed and EMBASE were searched from inception to 18 ...

Two of Bruce Willis’s family members shared emotional posts on Father’s Day as their father continues to battle the effects of frontotemporal dementia. Rumer Willis, the eldest daughter of the ...

The Silent Symptom Most People Don't Realize Could Be a Dementia Sign, According to Neurologists originally appeared on Parade. Neurologists frequently hear patients say they chalked up early ...

Teepa Snow, 63, has spent her entire life working to change the culture of dementia care and decrease the stigma around dementia by developing affordable and positive educational training.

Diphenhydramine is the active ingredient in countless over-the-counter medications. But experts say there are serious risks to taking too much of the drug—or taking it too long.

Introduction More than two-thirds of people with dementia live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), resulting in a significant economic burden in these settings. In this systematic review, we ...

A New Jersey home health care provider stole repeatedly from two patients, including one with dementia, authorities said. Akosua F. Frimpong gained the trust of her patients and then gained access ...