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by Dr Dan Nightingale
Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:52 pm
Forum: young people with dementia
Topic: Working age
Replies: 0
Views: 3406

Working age

Hi, I was wondering whether there are many people on the forum living with dementia who are of working age?
by Dr Dan Nightingale
Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:19 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Depression and Dementia
Replies: 2
Views: 3664

Re: Depression and Dementia

Hi Jason, thank you for this question. We often find depression to be a common theme in the early stages of the journey through dementia. Insight has a great deal to play here. During screening and diagnostic testing, it can be difficult to distinguish depression from the early stages of dementia. H...
by Dr Dan Nightingale
Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:50 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Brain Games
Replies: 4
Views: 4908

Re: Brain Games

Hi. Both Dr McCadden and Ian are correct in what they say. If one considers the brain to be a muscle, the more exercise it gets, the stronger it is and the better it functions. I refer you to the work carried out by David Snowden in his book Aging with Grace - The Nun Study. If you look on Amazon yo...
by Dr Dan Nightingale
Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:28 pm
Forum: concerns for yourself & dementia
Topic: Am I normal?!
Replies: 3
Views: 4430

Re: Am I normal?!

Hello Mary, thank you for this question. Many people become concerned about memory loss at some point, but it does not necessaqrily mean there is a problem. It is normal to forget things as the amount of information the brain has to take in is vast - the brain's filtering system will remove some of ...
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