What is Lewy Body?
Classically, when we look down the microscope at someone who has Parkinson’s disease and look at their brain, we can see...
What is Vascular Dementia?
Vascular Dementia often comes into our thinking when we’re looking at some patients with dementia. And what we’re seeing with Vascular...
What is Frontotemporal Dementia?
Frontotemporal Dementia is probably one of the leading causes of younger onset dementia. Patients being affected from their 30s to their...
What is Lewy Body Dementia?
- September 7, 2017
- JP
- DementiaParkinson's and Mimics
People often confuse, and come up to me and ask what’s the difference between having Parkinson’s Disease or Lewy Body Dementia....
Sundowning in Alzheimer’s Disease
Sleep-wake disturbances are common in Alzheimer’s disease and can lead to great distress. The most frequently seen phenomenon is sundowning where...
The Role of Genes in Alzheimer’s Disease
The genetics of Alzheimer’s disease are a little bit more complicated. Unfortunately, we don’t see a very clear pattern in Alzheimer’s...
A Negative Reaction to the Diagnosis
- September 8, 2017
- JP
- DementiaParkinson's and Mimics
One of the challenges with these diseases of the brain, is that there can be a bit of a stigma attached...
Acetylcholine – an important brain chemical in memory function
Treating Alzheimer’s Disease is very challenging. Unfortunately, we don’t have very effective therapies that improve memory, but the strategies that we...
Neurodegenerative Disease – Genes
- September 8, 2017
- JP
- DementiaParkinson's and Mimics
Probably the most common question I get asked by support groups and people in general is “Is this disease of mine...
Challenges of Frontotemporal Dementia
Frontotemporal Dementia is a real challenge. The memory problems that we see with this dementia, don’t really respond to the treatments...