Dementia

Dementia is our most-feared illness, more than heart disease or cancer - David Perlmutter

Dementia

image by: lightsource

HWN Recommends

Four unhelpful myths about dementia: ‘Our bleak view is often unjustified’

Afear of dementia looms large in the minds of many, and understandably so. It is a condition with potentially devastating effects – incurable, progressive and which threatens to rob us of the essence of who we are. It is also a condition surrounded by unhelpful myths, however, and our bleak view is often unjustified. Prevention or delay are possible, and much can be done to help even if dementia develops.

The first myth is that memory loss is an inevitable part of dementia. This is not the case and may lead to under-recognition of the condition. Memory loss is the archetypal symptom of dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease – the most common cause of dementia – but dementia can be due…

read full article

Resources

  Four unhelpful myths about dementia: ‘Our bleak view is often unjustified’

Enduring myths lead to an undue anguish and reluctance to seek help for dementia. If you’re aware of them, prevention and delay are possible

These 9 behaviors could cut your dementia risk by 35 percent

Quitting smoking, being social, and exercising more can boost your brain health.

D4Dementia

I'm a campaigner and consultant, writer and blogger. My dad had vascular dementia for approximately the last 19 years of his life. I aim to provide support and advice to those faced with similar situations, inform and educate care professionals and the wider population, promote debate and create improvements in dementia care.

Dealing with Dementia

A family caregiver's journey to deliver loving care with grace and humor.

Dementia Action Alliance

The Dementia Action Alliance is a movement with one simple aim: to bring about a society-wide response to dementia. It encourages and supports communities and organisations across England to take practical actions to enable people to live well with dementia and reduce the risk of costly crisis intervention.

Dementia Alliance International

Dementia Alliance International is a non-profit group of people with dementia from the USA, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany and other countries that seek to represent, support, and educate others living with the disease, and an organization that will provide a unified voice of strength, advocacy and support in the fight for individual autonomy and improved quality of life.

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

As a unique forum devoted exclusively to the study of cognitive dysfunction, 'Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders' concentrates on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s chorea and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Dementia Australia

Dementia Australia is the national peak body for people of all ages living with all forms of dementia, their families & carers. We provide advocacy, support services, education & information.

Dementia Today.net

DementiaToday Daily news and views on Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias.

Dementia.org

Dementia.org is not just another medical information website. We provide practical, actionable information and “real world” reviews of research to help anyone impacted by dementia in any of its forms. For instance for someone who has been just diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Dementia.org warns that they may have been misdiagnosed...

DementiaUK

Family carers and people with dementia are at the heart of everything that we do. We provide Admiral Nurses, specialist dementia nurses who give practical and emotional support to families affected by dementia.

Lewy Body Dementia Association

The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the Lewy body dementias (LBD), supporting people with LBD, their families and caregivers and promoting scientific advances. The Association's purposes are charitable, educational, and scientific.

Living well with Lewy Body Dementia

I was diagnosed as having Early Onset Lewy Body Dementia, and I am now learning to live a new life doing things to help others with the illness.

My Demented Mom

5 million Americans suffer from Dementia. My mom is one of them. A site for young adult caregivers struggling and coping with "the long goodbye."

The Dementia Queen

Exploring the evidence, the anecdotes, & the hunches, a rehabilitatiion perspective.

YoungDementia UK

The Young Dementia Network is a movement of people committed to improving the lives of those affected by young onset dementia.

A Dementia Voice

Dedicated to giving people diagnosed with dementia a friendly space to express themselves freely, make new contacts, and tell their own story. It will be based around the blogs - or diaries - of people with dementia.

Alzheimer's & Dementia

The mission of Alzheimer's & Dementia: Journal of the Alzheimer's Association is to bridge the knowledge gaps across a wide range of bench-to-bedside investigation

AskSARA

AskSARA is an award-winning online self-help guide providing expert advice and information on products and equipment for older and disabled people. AskSARA is easy to use. Simply:

Dating Dementia

Nancy Wurtzel blogs at Dating Dementia about midlife, empty nest, baby boomer, single, dating, death with dignity, end of life choices, caregiver and aging parent with Alzheimer’s disease dementia.

Dementia Diaries: A Journey With Dementia

My mission with this blog is simple. I want to help others. I want to help raise awareness about dementia, particularly the forms that are lesser known (particularly frontotemporal lobe dementia). I want to help people to understand and gain empathy for those who suffer from this illness, and not only the sufferers but for the caregivers of these people as well.

Dementia: Living with it Graciously :: Support for Dementia Caregivers

This blog is written to provide information and support to persons who are providing care for someone with dementia. A first indicator of dementia is when someone has trouble doing a task once familiar and easy for them. If you have begun to be concerned about someone's memory or cognitive processing, help the person receive a physical exam, to include lab work, and an appointment with a neuropsychologist for an evaluation of memory and cognitive processing.

FTD/Dementia Support Blog

This is a support blog for people that have been diagnosed with early stage FTD/dementia. This blog is dedicated to helping people help themselves as well as increase awareness for caregivers, friends, and the medical community. It will include finding groups, medical care, public assistance, having fun again, making new friends, dealing with old friends, family, depression, and isolation. Dementia is a lifestyle change. You can live a happy, productive life with dementia.

Inside the Dementia Epidemic

Welcome to my blog about dementia caregiving as a "long hello," not a "long good-bye" —how we can become "care partners" with our family members or friends who are living with dementia, and how we can care for ourselves.

Living with a Thief named Lewy Body Dementia

This is dementia, it's not just a memory problem. My husband was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia in Oct 2007. This is our story. The ups and downs, the sorrows and joys. A non clinical view of living the Lewy life. Our story ended Feb 11, 2014. Lewy Body dementia hasn't been cured yet so until it is, this blog will be timeless in it's approach to caregiving, love and faith. It's a daily approach to those things.

The Dementia Diary

This is a story about my mother's dementia. This is a story about me, her daughter and how I am holding her hand in this end stage of life.

CDC

Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. Though dementia mostly affects older adults, it is not a part of normal aging.

Porkchops and Pianos: A Dementia Blog

This blog is not meant to demean my mother or anyone else who suffers from dementia. Instead, I just wanted to share with you and others some ups and downs of dementia and my daily life with Mom. I hope that while reading this you might be able see the lighter side of dementia and realize that it's a choice: you either laugh or you cry.

ScienceDaily

Featured Research from universities, journals, and other organizations.

WHO

Dementia is a syndrome that affects memory, thinking, behaviour and ability to perform everyday activities. The number of people living with dementia worldwide is currently estimated at 35.6 million.

NHS

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), also known as Lewy body dementia, is one of the most common types of dementia.

Introducing Stitches!

Your Path to Meaningful Connections in the World of Health and Medicine
Connect, Collaborate, and Engage!

Coming Soon - Stitches, the innovative chat app from the creators of HWN. Join meaningful conversations on health and medical topics. Share text, images, and videos seamlessly. Connect directly within HWN's topic pages and articles.


Be the first to know when Stitches starts accepting users


Health Cloud

Stay Connected