...) - People with diabetes who develop dementia have different types of brain changes than ... death as part of a study of dementia. Their cases were divided into four groups: those with diabetes and dementia, those with diabetes but not dementia, those with dementia but not diabetes and those without either ... understanding of what causes people to develop dementia in the first place, and it might suggest ways to prevent dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia among older people. There is no... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjan09/nf011309-8.htm
.... PTSD VETERANS HAVE HIGHER RISK OF DEMENTIA "Our thinking is that things like ... anxiety or depression don't cause dementia themselves but may make us more vulnerable ... 53,155 veterans were diagnosed with dementia or cognitive impairment. Veterans who had post-traumatic stress developed dementia at a rate of 10.6 ...'t know the risk factors for dementia: 61% incorrectly believe there is no link between dementia and the cardiovascular risk factors obesity and ... 38% are unaware exercise protects against dementia. The number of people who have Alzheimer's disease and dementia is increasing among the "oldest old... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjul09/nf071409-3.htm
... of page. VA RESEARCH: EARLY DEMENTIA DETECTION MAY REDUCE CARE COSTS "This ... Diagnosis & Care Management for People with Dementia May Reduce Healthcare Costs http:/ ... care coordination for veterans with newly diagnosed dementia. An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse trained in dementia the Dementia Care Coordinator led a dementia care team that became part of a ... cognitive impairment, including 76 percent with dementia. In the DDP clinics, following evaluation, the dementia care team met with the patient and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjul10/nf071510-2.htm
...- Comment at bottom of page. DEMENTIA LINKED TO PTSD IN OLDER VETERANS " ...&op=and ... dementia ... here ... .../sessearch.php?q=dementia&op=and --- ...---- PTSD Linked to Dementia By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, ... to have an increased risk of developing dementia, a retrospective study showed. Compared ....85) greater risk of developing dementia, according to Kristine Yaffe, MD ... disease to 2.19 for frontotemporal dementia. "Mechanisms linking PTSD and dementia must be identified in hope of finding... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjun10/nf060810-5.htm
...Friendly Version VA HOSPITALS HELP IDENTIFY EARLY DEMENTIA -- Researchers say they've ..., the VA Medical Center's dementia care coordinator, tested John Wagner' ... Star Tribune) For more information about dementia, use the VA Watchdog search engine .../sessearch .php?q=dementia&op=and Story here. ...------- Dementia: Memorize these three words .. ... turned out to have some form of dementia, said Dr. J. Riley ... of randomly screening groups of people for dementia has been quite controversial, partly because ... of experts -- known as "dementia care coordinators" -- at a... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAUG08/nf081908-8.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-28-2007 #7 -- VA RESEARCH ON PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA TREATED WITH ANTIPSYCHOTICS -- Antipsychotic medications taken by patients with DEMENTIA were associated with higher mortality rates.nf092807-7.htm
... -- VA RESEARCH ON PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA TREATED WITH ANTIPSYCHOTICS -- Antipsychotic medications taken by patients with dementia were associated with higher mortality rates. ... Friendly Page VA RESEARCH ON PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA TREATED WITH ANTIPSYCHOTICS -- Antipsychotic medications taken by patients with dementia were associated with higher mortality rates. ... Psychiatric Association Mortality Risk in Patients With Dementia Treated With Antipsychotics Versus Other Psychiatric Medications ... antipsychotic medication starts for neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia were compared with rates after starts of ... --VA RESEARCH ON PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA TREATED WITH ANTIPSYCHOTICS --Antipsychotic medications taken by patients with dementia were associated with higher mortality rates.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf092807-7.htm
... Org Search Engine. VA RESEARCH ON DEMENTIA -- Study finds physical failings precede dementia. Story here... http ... Group Health study finds physical failings precede dementia By Warren King Seattle Times medical reporter The earliest signs of dementia may not involve a decline in mental ... those problems have triple the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, ... largest done on the physical precursors to dementia. It is reported in the current ... exams every two years. None had dementia at the start of the study. ..., or about 14 percent, had dementia, including 221 with Alzheimer's... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAY 06/newsflash05-24-2006-8.htm
... ease sleep apnea can have benefits for those struggling with dementia, a new study shows. For more about ... ease the condition can have benefits for those struggling with dementia, a new study shows. Sleep apnea occurs ... And earlier research has shown shown that elderly patients with dementia particularly those with Alzheimer's disease suffered more ..., including frequent awakenings, than sleep apnea patients without dementia. The most effective treatment for the condition is ... "Although it is unlikely that obstructive sleep apnea causes dementia, the lowered oxygen levels and sleep fragmentation associated ... ease sleep apnea can have benefits for those struggling with dementia,a new study shows.--VA... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfdec08/nf123008-8.htm
... Printer-Friendly Version CRIMINAL CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST 91-YEAR-OLD VETERAN WITH DEMENTIA -- Veteran, a nursing home resident, thought he was a POW ... goes beyond absurd. The veteran is 91... he is in the dementia unit of a nursing home... he had a pocket knife. ... were critical of the police response and questioned why he was in a nursing home dementia unit with what they described as a folding knife with a 3-inch ... the copyright owner. CRIMINAL CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST 91-YEAR-OLD VETERAN WITH DEMENTIA --Veteran,a nursing home resident,thought he was a POW... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfdec08/nf123008-9.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-12-2007 #2 -- VA RESEARCHERS LOOKING FOR NEW ALZHEIMER'S CLUES -- "Ultimately, we hope that brain and biological changes in Alzheimer's can be detected before memory decline and other symptoms appear."nf061207-2.htm
... an Individual's Risk of Developing Dementia Physicians currently have a variety of tools ... an individual's risk of developing dementia. The researchers studied 3,375 ... Health Cognition Study who did not have dementia at the beginning of the study and ... predicted whether or not they would develop dementia over the next six years. They ... on the "best" model developed dementia within six years compared to 25 percent ...bedside" model, the risk of dementia was six percent for people with low ...s six- year risk of developing dementia with high accuracy," Barnes said ... diagnostic instruments for Alzheimer's and dementia across ethnic/racial groups has been... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf061207-2.htm
