Diagnosing Alzheimer’s earlier, new tests and what they mean for the public There are a lot of conditions that cause memory loss, but Alzheimer’s is probably the one that worry people most. There’ve been recent developments in testing, but is the ability to diagnose...
Dementia is a group of diseases, involving loss of memory, cognitive function and behavioural change. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s and the second most common is vascular dementia. We investigate how these types are different, both in terms of...
Lewy body dementia is an unusual type of dementia, but the symptoms are particularly challenging for both the person with dementia and their loved ones and carers. Frontal temporal lobe dementia is also an unusual form of dementia but is characterised by behavioural...
For every person with dementia, there is usually 3 or 4 people who are involved in the care. Carers have a crucial and under recognised role in keeping people with dementia out of hospital and well cared for in the home. Tonic TV | T-S160 | S06Ep07
