Dementia Articles page 5

St. Petersburg Times - In his most famous book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Sacks seized upon an array of brain maladies such as memory loss, Tourette's syndrome and dementia to expose how a healthy brain performs some of its most amazing feats. In Musicophilia, ...

Front Page - The very question would have seemed proof of dementia only a few months ago, yet now some highly respected military officers, including the commander of Special Forces in Iraq, Gen. Stanley McCrystal, reportedly feel it is justified by the facts on ...

Scotsman - The Ipsos Mori poll of 1,000 women across the UK found that, after breast cancer, dementia - including Alzheimer's disease - was the biggest health fear among 43 per cent of Scottish women. This was followed by lung cancer (27 per cent), stroke (26 ...

Lansing State Journal - ... Ruth Wilson, also of Hamburg Township, visiting. When it was time to leave, Riecks helped her mother get situated in the passenger seat, shut the 2002 GMC Envoy's door and then realized her keys were locked inside. Wilson, who has dementia, was ...

Athens Banner-Herald - In a story outlining the frustrations of caregivers who look after loved ones with Alzheimer's, The Associated Press reported that 10 million people currently share care of relatives and friends with dementia. Five million Americans have Alzheimer's ...

Daily Mirror - Szymon, who denied all the charges, never stood trial because he had dementia and was declared medically unfit to take the stand. He died months after the case collapsed, at the age of 85. Peter was devastated. Not only had he lost someone dear to his ...

Detroit News - Scott Burgess: Ford autos to be built Michigan tough In cash-saving move, carmaker moves proving grounds closer to home ... Dementia comes in many varieties - 10/23/2007 Jeanne Phillips: Dear Abby: Moms: Plan ahead to ease separation anxiety - 10/23/2007 ...

New York Sun - Launched in 2006, "Meet Me at MoMA" invites Alzheimer's and dementia sufferers to the museum each month for guided tours. "We have seen through the museum's 'Meet Me at MoMA' program how visual art offers people who have Alzheimer's or other dementia ...

St. Petersburg Times - Not even when he was diagnosed with dementia and ended up in a nursing home. Or when he got so sick that he ended up in the hospital a few weeks back. Not even when his daughter visited him there and tried to take it off. "I reached for it, and he ...

Christian Science Monitor - The title story is about an Englishman named Mallory who revisits old haunts in Italy, including Harry's Bar in Venice, fulfilling a "last insistence" expressed by his wife as she slipped into dementia. Because Mallory is a faithful man, he ...