Doctors and other health care providers use a comprehensive tool to assess the seven stages of dementia in the elderly called the Global Deterioration Scale. Also known as the GDS, this trusted method ...
W HEN ERIC STALLARD, an actuary and academic, began looking into the incidence of dementia among elderly Americans, he was so ...
Vascular dementia is believed to affect the majority of the 6 million people in the US with dementia. It is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. It also accounts for 20% ...
Over 6 million Americans live with dementia, a progressive condition that affects memory, reasoning, judgment and language skills. There is no known cure for dementia, but new research suggests that a ...
Neural Effects consulted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) list of warning signs for dementia and Alzheimer's disease for a list of 10 potential early signs of dementia.