Dementia

This is a narrated power point presentation on dementia, with a focus on Alzheimer's Disease. It covers: pathology, symptoms and signs, assessment, investigation, differential diagnoses and management.  

An overview of Alzheimer's Disease  

A very introduction to the Pathophysiology of some Neurodegenerative disorder. Song by: Angus and Julia stone - Devils tears  

Genetics and Dementia – what do relatives want to know? Candy Cooley NHS National Genetic Awareness Lead Genetics and genomics for healthcare www.geneticseduca…  

Five research areas which could transform the treatment of dementia.  

Questions are being raised about the government's drive in England to increase dementia diagnosis rates.  

Huntington’s disease – HD - (aka Huntington’s chorea, named after George Huntington [1872]) is an autosomal dominant disorder that shows full penetrance. Treatment is supportive only   Epidemiology and Aeitiology Approximately affects 5-10 per 100 000 individuals  

 

Facebook users are being invited to experience what it is like to live with dementia in a bid to raise greater awareness about the disease.  

Naked Scientists - 21st Apr 2014 - Huntington's Disease  

Businesses must become more dementia-friendly and support employees who care for loved ones with dementia, says the government.  

Stream BNPA special: The prospects of a vaccine for Alzheimer's disease by BMJ talk medicine from desktop or your mobile device  

An anti-depressant drug could be used to slow the onset of Alzheimer's disease, say scientists in the US.  

Leading scientists have backed calls for a fresh policy approach to combat dementia in the United Kingdom by focusing on reducing risk factors and promoting brain health throughout people’s lives. They said that “a substantial proportion of dementia might be delayed or averted if modifiable risk factors are effectively addressed.”  

A nurse at Royal Liverpool University Hospital shows the BBC the improvements that her department has made to the dementia ward.  

Stream BNPA special: The prospects of a vaccine for Alzheimer's disease by BMJ talk medicine from desktop or your mobile device  

Former cricketer Sir Ian Botham has been speaking about his father's dementia and how difficult it was to cope with the deteriorating condition.