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Dementia Symptoms

• Article - What to Do When Your Parent Shows Signs of Sundown Syndrome at Home

  Sundown Syndrome affects people with dementia and strikes around sunset. Learn how to minimize sun down syndrome agitation for your loved ones.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Lewy Body or Alzheimer's: Do You Need to Know What KIND of Dementia?

  Estelle Getty's death of Lewy Body Dementia illuminates a common form of dementia different from Alzheimer's.

• Blog Post - Why People With Dementia Need Daily Exercise

  Older people with dementia who exercise daily showed improvements in mental function. Simple exercises for those with dementia to get started.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Is it normal for dementia patients to lose their ability to speak?

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• Question - Can a TIA have residual effects?

  An expert's perspective on the damage that can follow a transient ischemic attack.

• Question - What causes a person with dementia to talk endlessly for hours?

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• Question - Can sundown syndrome and dementia make my mother-in-law see people?

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• Question - Can I qualify for social security disability benefits with a diagnosis of early onset dementia?

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• Question - Should I accompany my father to court to force my mother into medical care?

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• Question - My dad has stage 7 dementia and attends adult day services...

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• Question - Does dementia change a person's personality?

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• Question - Can vision loss be a sign of dementia?

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• Question - How do you keep from correcting someone who has dementia?

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• Question - How many stages of dementia are there?

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• Question - How can I make a hospital stay easier for my mother with dementia?

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• Question - When should my husband relinquish the checkbook?

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• Question - My grandmother is suffering from delusions, how do I convince her to see a doctor?

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• Question - Two months after my father-in-law's passing, my mother-in-law with dementia no longer recognizes my wife. What could have triggered this?

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• Question - My mother appears to be hallucinating but will not see a doctor, should we try and have her committed?

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• Question - How can I find out if my father has created a will?

  There are a number of people and places to check for the existence of a will.

• Question - What if my dad's doctor doesn't think it's Alzheimer's?

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