When we think about dementia, we often think of a person experiencing memory loss and confusion. While it’s true that these ...

Not seeing the left (or right) side can occur with occipital or parietal lobe damage. In my last post, I mentioned how the parietal lobes help to focus attention, and that it is asymmetric. Although ...

An estimated 6.7 million Americans over the age of 65 live with Alzheimer’s, so it's important to know the early signs of ...

Dear Carol: My dad has Lewy body dementia (LBD) and likely Alzheimer’s, as well. The current crisis is that he thinks bugs are crawling all over the ceiling, which I’m told is common with LBD. It ...

Dementia affects more than 6 million Americans and U.S. cases are expected to double by 2060, so it’s worth knowing when to take a symptom seriously. When it comes to brain health, knowing and ...

Stand at attention for an off-kilter sign of this particular kind of dementia. Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which gradually destroys memory, thinking skills, and the ...

Dementia represents a syndrome, or collection of symptoms, associated with the gradual deterioration of brain function ...

Robin Williams had been suffering from Lewy Body Dementia, a form of dementia that can cause hallucinations, which may have led the actor to commit suicide. When Williams committed suicide earlier ...

A new WHO study finds that telemedicine initiatives improve psychological well-being and quality of life among patients with ...