The Dementia Queen Exploring the evidence, the anecdotes, & the hunches- a rehabilitation perspective

From its earliest onset, dementia induces stress. Memory impairment, language problems, emotional dysregulation… most people are aware of these changes in the early stages of neurodegeneration. This awareness is upsetting, and it can trigger a cascade of hormonal changes that ...

“BPSD include agitation, aberrant motor behavior, anxiety, elation, irritability,   depression, apathy, disinhibition, delusions, hallucinations, and sleep or appetite changes. It is estimated that BPSD affect up to 90% of all dementia subjects over the course of their illness, and is ...

This week I had the exciting honor of attending and presenting at the AARP Livable Communities Placemaking Workshop in Denver, CO.  Here are few takeaways and insights as I see them: Fun fact #1, AARP is no longer about retired ...

  At last, you’ve seen the neurologist.  You’ve finally taken that big step to get some answers.  The long awaited diagnosis has come, or at least other diagnoses have been ruled out.  You leave the neurologist’s office with a prescription ...

“My mother had dementia, so I will too.” I hear this common misconception all the time, so allow me to clarify a few things.  Dementia is not a disease or trait.  It is not a genetic certainty like eye color ...