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2. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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   The doctor can look for potential underlying causes, including dementia, medication effects, or environmental factors, Elhelou says. From there, they can suggest effective ways to help you manage ...

3. Doctors Say This Common Injury Could Be a Dementia ... - AOL

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   Dementia is a devastating disease that impacts one in 10 older Americans. But while many people want to avoid developing dementia, the exact causes of the condition have remained largely a mystery ...

4. I’m a doctor — here are 9 simple ways to reduce your risk of ...

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   Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia — Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of the syndrome.. Goodman has devised a nine-pronged strategy to lowering dementia ...

5. Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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   Regarding incidence, cohort longitudinal studies (studies where a disease-free population is followed over the years) provide rates between 10 and 15 per thousand person-years for all dementias and 5–8 for AD, [235] [236] which means that half of new dementia cases each year are Alzheimer's disease. Advancing age is a primary risk factor for ...

6. Abbreviated mental test score - Wikipedia

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   The Abbreviated Mental Test score (AMTS) is a 10-point test for rapidly assessing elderly patients for the possibility of dementia. It was first used in 1972, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and is now sometimes also used to assess for mental confusion (including delirium ) and other cognitive impairments .

7. Prevention of dementia - Wikipedia

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   The prevention of dementia involves reducing the number of risk factors for the development of dementia, and is a global health priority needing a global response. [1] [2] Initiatives include the establishment of the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention (IRNDP) [3] which aims to link researchers in this field globally, and the establishment of the Global Dementia Observatory ...