Conversation ... dementia, communication can become fraught with difficulty. Registered nurse Gayle Henry is a senior dementia consultant who has spent her career working with dementia patients ...

Can favourite radio and television moments help trigger memories for those with dementia? You can watch and listen to archive clips here. BBC Radio Scotland has commissioned a series of special ...

Kemper, Susan Lyons, Kelly and Anagnopoulos, Cheryl 1995. Joint storytelling by patients with Alzheimer's disease and their spouses. Discourse Processes, Vol. 20 ...

She contacted charity The Alzheimer's Society, and they suggested a new type of card by a firm called Sibstar ... but difficulting having conversation would be more indicative of dementia.

Dementia is not one specific ... Keep the room quiet, so the patient can be as comfortable as possible. Keep up basic conversation, using short, simple phrases and giving the patient ample time ...

TEN years ago the documentary Alive Inside showed what music can do for dementia patients. In the film, a 90-year-old woman apologises for her inability to recall events. “I can’t remember ...

Alzheimer’s is a complicated disease and, to achieve the best outcomes for patients, we will most likely require a combination of therapies targeting multiple disease-causing mechanisms.

There are many different types of dementia. Your loved one's treatments ... DoWith the term “cognitive test” now part of everyday conversation, brain health experts are welcoming the chance ...

Zoom is free to use. We will provide instructions about how to join in the conversation. We will agree some 'ground rules' during the call to help us all take turns to speak. Take a look at an example ...

“But we have a long way to go.” Doctors used to refer to Alzheimer’s as “diagnose and adios” because they had little to offer patients, said Adam Boxer, a neurologist at the University ...

So, music is likely to continue to be a useful medical treatment for people with dementia. But based on what we know so far, it’s important that it comes from the patient’s own music ...