What is Dementia? A Basic Definition

Dementia \De*men"ti*a\, n. [L., fr. demens. See Dement.]
   Insanity;
         madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness
   or
         total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility;
  
         idiocy.
   [1913 Webster]

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Fri Jul 18

• BBC NEWS | Health | Alzheimer's drug trial 'promise'

Thu Jul 17

• New Research Could Help Reverse The Biological Clock For Dementia Patients
• Doing the crossword can help prevent dementia - study - Telegraph: australian study n=70 healthy volunteers over three years. diversity of stimulation seems to be key.also assessed by questionnaire on how active they kept their minds over lifetime. Those lowest on lifetime participation in diverse activity lost more than
• 10 Warning Signs Of Alzheimer's - Mental Health News Story - WTVJ | Miami: useful summary
• Exercise May Prevent Brain Shrinkage in Early Alzheimer's Disease: association of brain size and exercise in AD not in normal controls of same age. cardiorespirat ory fitness seems to preserve function
• Physical activity programs for persons with dementia

Wed Jul 16

• Antipsychotics for people with dementia -- O’Brien 337 (92): a602 -- BMJ
• Taking Steps to Prevent Dementia in Old Age Is an Important Consideration
• BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Tofu 'may raise risk of dementia'
• MMSE Screening for Dementia

Tue Jul 15

• Exercise Slows Brain Shrinkage
• BBC NEWS | Health | Exercise 'slows down Alzheimer's'
• Treating Hypertension Only Marginally Reduces Dementia Risk in the Very Elderly
• Exercise Amps Up Alzheimer's Brain?

Mon Jul 14

• Exercise may prevent brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's disease
• Dementia Link: Information website based in the UK.
• http://gamespe dagogy.wetpain t.com/
• She was 82. He was 95. They had dementia. They fell in love. And then they started having sex. - By Melinda Henneberger - Slate Magazine
• Caring for a Parent with Alzheimers, Guide to Caring for a Parent with Alzheimer's -- Beliefnet.com
• Multiple sclerosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: very comprehensive type of ms predisposing to dementia secondary progressive, begins with episodes, then steady decline. later onset poorer prognosis for rapid decline

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