While dementia would satisfy the requirement that the condition be “progressive”, the submission said that the legislation did not define “advanced”. Many people with advanced dementia ...

A world-leading philosopher is urging that Australia change the law to allow people suffering dementia access to voluntary ...

MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and co-authors in Alzheimer's & Dementia. They define Alzheimer's disease as a process detectable by abnormal biomarkers when patients do not have ...

Dementia is a syndrome that involves severe loss of cognitive abilities as a result of disease or injury. Dementia caused by traumatic brain injury is often static, whereas dementia caused by ...

Elderly people who are excessively sleepy during the day or lack motivation to go about their daily activities may be more ...

Digital dementia is the diminished mental and physical ... See digital detox and addiction. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, in which people become forgetful and confused, usually starting in older age. People with Alzheimer’s have a build-up of two kinds of ...