September 11th 2024
Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.
Cardiometabolic Diseases and Dementia Risk Show Dose-dependent Relationship in Large Twin Study
January 13th 2023For each cardiometabolic disease, the risk of all-cause dementia rose by 42%; the risk rose 26% for Alzheimer disease and 64% for vascular dementia. Temporal onset and genetics play key roles.
Of Estrogen, Alzheimer's, and Male and Female Brains
March 2nd 2008I have read both that the male brain has no estrogen receptors and that testosterone is converted to estrogen in the brain. Where does the truth lie? And what role, if any, does estrogen play in preventing Alzheimer disease in both men and women?
Does the Brain Have to Pay for the Heart's Procedures?
November 1st 2007The development of more sophisticated testing modalities now permits the identification of coronary artery narrowing in asymptomatic adults. The images obtained in these studies provide potential targets for intervention-based therapy.
Elderly Drivers: When Is It Time to Take the Keys Away?
January 1st 2007A 78-year-old widower with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and hyperlipidemiais referred for a comprehensive geriatric assessment.His daughter is concerned about her father’s decline following her mother’s death a year ago.His memory seems to be deteriorating. His desk is cluttered with bills, but he refuses to lethis daughter help him or even look at his checkbook.
Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer Dementia:A Guide to Evaluation and Management
January 1st 2007An 81-year-old man presents with severe Alzheimer dementia. Hishistory includes benign prostatic hypertrophy with 2 transurethralresections. He has a remote history of tobacco use and has not used alcohol excessively. He isotherwise in good health. At the time of his original diagnosis, a cholinesterase inhibitor was notprescribed.
A Systematic-and Realistic-Approach to Functional Assessment of Elderly Persons
January 1st 2007A 74-year-old man comes to your office because his wife and childrenhave noticed that his memory has become mildly impaired. He continuesto work part time in the family business. Recently, however, his daughter has found thathe is making significant errors with clients. For example, he has failed to show up for appointmentsthat he had scheduled, and has set up appointments with clients whom he has already served.Because of errors he has made in client billing, he has turned over the company’s bookkeepingresponsibilities to his daughter.