Five factors key in managing dementia patients in ERLack of understanding and expertise serve to aggravate patients’ behaviour problems, experts note at meeting MoCA cognitive screen test effective for Alzheimer'sThe Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a rapid screening test for mild cognitive dysfunction, has been shown to correlate with measures of brain atrophy in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Risk of 'sleepwalking' into accepting AD biomarkers Not yet certain whether markers predict progression to dementia Memantine fails in trial of severe psych symptoms But study shows comprehensive treatment can keep even very agitated patients at home Telephone use mirrors decline MD finds it useful in marking course of illness New guidelines issued for essential tremor ‘Throw away scales to treat obesity’ Focus on weight loss overshadows benefits of lifestyle change Canadian Stroke Congress to be annual event The Canadian Stroke Congress, initially envisioned as a biennial event, will now be an annual conference, held around the beginning of October. Factor VII being studied to treat deadliest of strokes Canadian trial will use CT to spot highest-risk patients with intracerebral hemorrhage Don’t worry about newer blood thinners’ lack of reversibility ‘The bleed is the killer no matter what drug is used,’ Ottawa researcher says First Previous 40 41 42 43 44 Next Last
