A report published in JAMA Internal Medicine several years ago highlighted a link between long-term use of anticholinergic medications like Benadryl and dementia. While this study and other observational studies have also found this association, it doesn’t prove that these drugs cause dementia. But we do know that anticholinergic drugs can cause confusion and increase fall risk in older people.
This is our 3rd Annual Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Memorial Caregiver Conference. Dr. Daniel Kaufer served on the Dementia Alliance Board of Directors from 2006 until his death in July 2020.
Dr. Kaufer was a source of knowledge, answers and hope for the families he served at the UNC Memory Disorders Clinic. His vision of “what dementia care should be” played out in his research and how he helped families get the resources they needed and deserved.
Compassion & Choices is working to raise awareness about the option of voluntarily stopping eating and drinking for a decisionally-capable adult who would like to reduce the length of time they suffer from any terminal disease including progressive diseases such as dementia.
The aggregation of alpha-synuclein (alphaS) in the brain has been implicated as a critical step in the development of Lewy body diseases (LBD) [Parkinson’s disease (PD)/dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)] and multiple system atrophy (MSA).
Usage of the medication sildenafil – better known to most as the brand-name drug Viagra – is associated with dramatically reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests.
According to a study led by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic, taking sildenafil is tied to a nearly 70 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s compared to non-users.
Whether you are planning in advance or thinking about this when end of life may be days away, thank you for considering brain donation! We are sorry for the stress you are under: coping with neurological decline is not easy. We can make the brain donation go as smoothly as possible.
A sleep disorder has links to dementia and Parkinson’s disease
REM sleep behaviour disorder causes people to act out their dreams – often violently by kicking, punching, shouting or thrashing about.
