Word: dementia
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...might expect from a book with the unimaginative title Diagnosis, Management and Treatment of Dementia: A Practical Guide for Primary Care Physicians, the text is somewhat technical. However, it contains a lot of information useful to the layperson as well. The descriptions of the simple tests used to measure a person's cognitive ability--for example, drawing a clock face--are particularly good at demystifying the often complex process of diagnosis. You can order the guide for $5 ($3 if you're a member of the A.M.A.) by calling...
Most cases of dementia, or prolonged mental confusion, are indeed caused by Alzheimer's disease. But you should also look for memory problems caused by taking one or more medications. (The combination of Tagamet and Valium, for example, can trigger a mind-numbing buildup of the tranquilizer in the body.) So be sure to tell your doctor every medication you or a loved one is taking, including over-the-counter remedies and dietary supplements...
...hear imaginary band music, from cabaret numbers to classical symphonic excerpts. And he has much to be stressed about. His wife Helen (Joy Brooke Fairfield '03) confines herself to the home in neurotic fear. His mother (Cheryl Chan '03) is blind and suffers from an annoying senile dementia that drives Halder to publish his pro-euthanasia book during one of his depressed bouts. His best friend is a Jewish psychiatrist named Maurice (Graham Sack '03) seeking to flee Germany, and his only confidant is a young admiring student, Anne (Emily Knapp '03) with whom he eventually has an affair...
...many who had been struck by his odd driftiness during the White House years began to wonder whether it had been the disease beginning its assault on his brain. Morris is adamant in opposing that view. "To those readers who will seize on this as evidence of incipient dementia in the White House, I reply: You do not understand that actors remember forward, not backward. Yesterday's take is in the can; today is already rolling: tomorrow's lines must be got by heart...
...have to inspect them thoroughly, check into state-agency reports--and ask, ask, ask questions. What's the ratio between staff and residents? Is there a doctor? What's the food like? (Eat there!) What kind of entertainment is available? (Go sample it!) What happens if my parent develops dementia? Will he be kicked out or moved to another, escalated level of care...