January 14, 2021
What consequences will big data and artificial intelligence have on brain health and economics?
January 06, 2021
A new formulation of dexmedetomidine meets primary and secondary endpoints in recently completed study.
November 30, 2020
A new study associates a gene that facilitates neuron communication in the nervous system with memory loss.
November 19, 2020
Telehealth poses challenges for patients, clinicians, families, and caregivers.
October 16, 2020
Often misdiagnosed as other psychiatric disorders, FTD is the third most common type of dementia and the second most common among patients 65 years or younger. How to spot the signs.
July 13, 2020
According to some estimates, nearly 2.3 million people in the US suffer from dementia-related psychosis. The Gerontological Society of America’s diagnostic and treatment considerations help shed light on this complicated condition.
May 13, 2020
How do you determine whether pain is present and its severity as well as how it responds to treatment in patients who are cognitively impaired? Some answers to these questions.
May 13, 2020
How can clinicians determine the presence of pain in cognitively impaired patients? And how do you know the medication is working if your patient can’t tell you?
April 16, 2020
During this time, many individuals with Alzheimer disease are homebound with their caregivers. Here's how clinicians can help caregivers deal with common dilemmas under stay-at-home orders.
March 20, 2020
BPSD is associated with worse outcomes for patients with dementia. Management is not standardized, but protocols generally involve the treatment of underlying symptoms followed by the use of nonpharmacological management techniques and evidence-based pharmacotherapy for refractory BPSD.