Sentences with phrase «symptoms of dementia found»

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The N.F.L.'s Super Bowl commercial touting the league's progress since its founding to make the game safer obscured the reality that league has not done enough to protect its current players from the dangers of head injuries and left too many of its former players struggling in retirement with symptoms of early dementia, depression, and thoughts of suicide.

«We found that physical activity has the potential to preserve the volume of the hippocampus in those with increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, which means we can possibly delay cognitive decline and the onset of dementia symptoms in these individuals.

«Pimavanserin: Relief from psychosis in dementia, without devastating side - effects: A new kind of antipsychotic has been found to relieve terrifying and disturbing symptoms suffered by millions of people with Alzheimer's disease worldwide.»

Previous studies have found a decrease in behavioural and psychiatric symptoms of dementia when patients are treated for pain, but this new study now shows, for the first time, a decrease in symptomatic drug use.

Stern also added that these findings suggest that the diagnosis of dementia in older individuals with a history of repeat brain trauma may be difficult because many of the symptoms of CTE are similar to other diseases such as Alzheimer's.

I hope that the new start - up we established on the basis of these findings will enable a drug to be found that can delay the onset of cognitive symptoms in dementia patients and in people with various cognitive impairments,» Prof. Rosenblum concluded.

Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are a group of psychological reactions, psychiatric symptoms, and behaviors commonly found in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Abstract: Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are a group of psychological reactions, psychiatric symptoms, and behaviors commonly found in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

One of the most compelling reasons to make reading as accessible as possible for the aged may be the research that has shown that the symptoms of Alzheimer's and dementia, which can not be reversed or stopped entirely at this point, might be slowed through constant mental exercise, such as reading, and through a return to activities that the patient once found enjoyable, again, such as the enjoyment of books that have been off - limits as of late due to failing health.

A Cochrane Review25 of the effects of psychological treatments for people with dementia found that these treatments may contribute to a reduction in depressive symptoms, however evidence comes mostly from small - scale studies, with heterogeneous treatments.25 A recent systematic review of behavioural activation (BA) interventions for older people found that these are associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms in older people without dementia living in the community.26 The review also highlighted that most studies so far including people with dementia do not use well - defined interventions.

A recent review of studies published in the November 2014 Psychological Bulletin found that, among seniors, volunteering is likely to reduce the risk of dementia and is associated with reduced symptoms of depression, better self - reported health, fewer functional limitations and lower mortality.