In both groups, children received 20 — 25
sessions of cognitive problem skills training and parents received 16 sessions of parent management training.
These treatments offer a safer, more effective way to deliver radiation to children than conventional radiation therapy, which is used sparingly in children because of the
risks of cognitive problems later in life.
Although this warning applies especially to athletes involved in collision and contact sports (such as football, boxing, hockey, or soccer), excess weight may even increase the risk
of cognitive problems in people who have suffered one - off head injuries in car accidents or other non-athletic situations, Amen says.
Unfortunately sometimes the
results of cognitive problems and mental illness are not easily foreseen and not easily managed when personal rights must be balanced.
People with the rare AB blood type, present in less than 10 percent of the population, have a higher than usual risk
of cognitive problems as they age.
JoAnn Pinkerton, M.D., executive director of the North American Menopause Society, added that the study also brings attention to the common
issue of cognitive problems during menopause.
Dementia is a broad term that can refer to many different
types of cognitive problems and memory loss, and Cassidy does not specify which type of dementia he has been diagnosed with.
«Ginkgo can be given to dogs at the earliest
signs of cognitive problems,» says Dr. Shawn Messonnier, author of Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats (Prima Publishing).
Previous studies by Holtzman, co-first author Yo - El Ju, MD, an assistant professor of neurology, and others have shown that poor sleep increases the
risk of cognitive problems.
«We can't just jump onto a video game and expect that's going to cure
all of our cognitive problems.