Lewy Body dementia is the second most common form of dementia, but one of the most frequently misdiagnosed. One thing that makes LBD just…
After 30 hours of neurological and psychiatric evaluations, Laurie Scherrer thought the fifth in a series of doctors, would tell her that she had…
The early indicators of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia can be subtle — at times, imperceptible to the person experiencing them. Forgetfulness or struggling with…
Jayne Sibley’s mother started spending money in unusual ways. She’d buy groceries when she had a fridge full of food. She’d take out cash…
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the condition associated with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia (like vascular dementia or Lewy Body…
Decades are a significant marker of life’s passage. Ages 10-20 see someone grow from a child all the way through teenagehood into being an…
When younger people receive an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, it’s often met with confusion. Many people aren’t aware that this fatal, neurodegenerative form of dementia can…
More than 60 percent of people with dementia are also diagnosed with depression. In some cases, studies indicate that depression might even cause the…
In 2016, Nicole Bell’s husband suddenly began experiencing cognitive decline. But the early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis that followed just didn’t add up. The more she…
For Nicole Bell, her husband Russ Bell’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s was inexplicable. Russ was young and otherwise fit and healthy. He exercised, ate…
In our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with Marc Archambault about his early symptoms of Alzheimer’s, the ways in which he has adapted his career…
Alzheimer’s is a complex disease, and studies that follow participants over extended periods of time can gather troves of data on the progression of…
Whether it’s forgetting a name or where we placed our keys and cell phone, memory lapses can be especially worrying for aging adults with…
The number of cases of dementia in the U.S. is rising as baby boomers age, raising questions for boomers themselves and also for their families, caregivers…
At the age of 46, John Wood was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, but it wasn’t until about a year later that his diagnosis was revised…