Superimpose dementia on these patients and the situation ... present special challenges. Nurses in the acute care environment must deal with the serious illness in addition to these behavioral ...
A woman says her 80-year-old mother, Mary Artis, tipped over in her motorized wheelchair in bushes and snow after MetroAccess left her alone in the freezing cold in Upper Marlboro. Artis suffers from ...
Sadaf Murad-Kassam knows the struggle of dementia personally. “My family had many health issues when I was growing up,” the University of Alberta PhD student said. “I lost my dad when I was ...
Over total follow-up time, the rate of dementia per 100 person-years was higher after acute stroke compared with the reference population (3.34 vs 1.89) and the AMI cohort (3.19 vs 1.75).
Because cardiovascular illnesses often have acute symptoms which often result ... the change in lifestyle can be a massive blow, making dementia more likely. Toshiaki Komura, a graduate student ...
More information: Hong Xu et al, Acute Kidney Injury and Its Association With Dementia and Specific Dementia Types, Neurology (2024). DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209751 Provided by Karolinska ...
But a study posted in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine found that tooth loss is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia. Who needs another risk factor for dementia?