Knowledge: dementia
See Also:
- health → conditions and diseases → neurological disorders → brain diseases
- health → home health → home care
- health → mental health
- health → senior health
Links
- Definition - Dementia
http://penta.ufrgs.br/edu/telelab/3/dementia.htm - From a dictionary of terms pertaining to memory processes.
- Dementia Voice
http://www.dementia-voice.org.uk/ - Offers individualized courses for specific settings e.g. day care, residential. Primary operations in the UK.
- Dementia Advocacy and Support Network International
http://www.dasninternational.org/ - Provides information about DASN, a non-profit organization. Includes news headlines and extensive resources for the diseases.
- The Clive Project
http://www.thecliveproject.demon.co.uk - Care and support for younger people (under 65 years of age) with dementia (early onset dementia) and Alzheimer's Disease, and their families.
- Dementia: Diagnosis and Treatment
http://www.ncpamd.com/dementia.htm - Diagnosis, management and support for individuals and families affected by dementia
- Binswanger's Disease
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/binswang_doc.htm - Subcortical Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathy information sheet compiled by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
- Dementia - from BUPA
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/mosby_factsheets/Dementia.html - Concise fact sheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of this disorder, available for down loading in Adobe Acrobat.
- Memory Center - University of Chicago
http://memorycenter.bsd.uchicago.edu/ - Information on dementia from the highly esteemed Memory Center at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
- Dementia
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics/sec5/ch40.htm - Overview and fact sheet on dementia from the Merck Medical Manual.
- Butler Hospital Memory Disorders Program
http://www.memorydisorder.org - Designed to assist individuals with memory loss and dementia and their families by providing high quality, comprehensive evaluation and treatment, while also researching and developing new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, and training medical residents, psychology interns, and fellows - from Brown Medical School.
- Treatment of Agitation in the Elderly with Dementia
http://www.psychguides.com/ecgs1.php - Provides information for the medical practitioner dealing with the elderly who have dementia: discusses assessment,treatment, dosing, safety and continued management.
- Signpost Journal
http://www.signpostjournal.co.uk/ - Specialist journal for health care professionals in the fields of dementia and geriatric mental health. Non-profit on-line articles from Wales, UK.
- eMedicine Health - Dementia Overview
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/38533-1.asp - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
- Dementia.com
http://www.dementia.com - Comprehensive information and tools on dementia, created for medical professionals and for patients or caregivers.
- Ethnic Elders Care
http://www.ethnicelderscare.net - Covers diagnostic and treatment issues in dementia among ethnic elders and includes listings for memory disorders clinics, medical news, caregiver advice and information on cultural aspects of dementia.
- Dementias: Hope Through Research
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alzheimersdisease/detail_alzheimersdisease.htm - Information on Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and other types of dementia compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
- Kuru Disease
http://www.ourcivilisation.com/madcow/kuru.htm - An explanation of this brain rotting disease found only in a remote part of New Guinea.
- Dementia: Not Always Alzheimer's
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dementia/AZ00003 - The Mayo Clinic presents a description of the condition, its causes, and methods of coping.
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute: Dementia Diagnostic Clinics
http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/wai/clinics/clinics.html - A list of Wisconsin-specific care and diagnostic centers.
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