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MedlinePlus
This site provides news, overviews, symptoms/diagnosis, coping, disease management, related conditions, statistics, organizations, research and more about Alzheimer's. The site is very easy to navigate and a great starting place to learn more about the condition.
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Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR)
National Institute on Aging
Use this site to find current, comprehensive Alzheimer's disease (AD) information and resources from the U.S. Government's National Institute on Aging (NIA). Provides information and publications on Alzheimer's disease to health and service professionals, patients, their families, caregivers and the public.
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Alzeheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
ADEAR
A service of the National Institute on Aging, the ADEAR website provides access to information on Alzheimer's Disease (a dementia) including basic information, current news, clinical trials, and a section on caregiving. A directory of Alzheimer's Centers is also provided. Freely downloadable documents covering a range of Alzheimer's topics (general information, diagnosis & symptoms, treatment, research, caregiving, healthy aging and training programs for professionals) are also available. An excellent starting resource for learning about Alzheimer's Disease.
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Alzheimer's Disease Information Page
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
This site provides a description of the disease, as well as treatments, prognosis information, organizations for further resources, and current research that is being done. This site provides a nice starting place for those wanting to gather more information.
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Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers
National Institute of Aging
The National Institute on Aging funds Alzheimer’s Disease Centers (ADCs) at major medical institutions across the United States. Researchers at these Centers are working to translate research advances into improved diagnosis and care for people with Alzheimer’s disease while focusing on the program’s long-term goal—finding a way to cure and possibly prevent Alzheimer's. This website provides a list of centers across the United States with full contact information.
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Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Prevalence and Causes of Alzheimer's Disease
- Causes of Alzheimer's Disease Continued
- Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease
- Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
- Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease
- Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
- Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease - Imaging Procedures and Psychological Evaluation
- Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease - Neuropsychological Testing
- Treatment of Cognitive and Behavioral Symptoms associated with Alzheimer's Disease
- Research and Prognosis on Alzheimer's Disease
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Other Cognitive Disorders
- Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
- Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder Continued
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Lewy Body Dementia
- Reversible Cognitive Disorder - Dementia Syndrome of Depression
- Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition
- Reversible Cognitive Disorder - Delirium
- Prevention of Dementia and Other Cognitive Disorders
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Dementia Coping Skills & Behavior Management
- Coping Skills for Those With Dementia
- Coping Skills for Dementia Caregivers
- Services for Dementia Caregivers
- Communication Tips for Dementia Caregivers
- Behavioral Management for Dementia Caregivers
- Behavioral Management for Dementia Caregivers Continued
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- Tips for Dealing with Specific Dementia Problematic Behaviors Continued
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- How We Think About Dementia
- Inside Assisted Living
- Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease
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- Mom's OK, She Just Forgets
- My Book about Brains, Change and Dementia
- Nothing about us, without us!
- Remembering Home
- Rights, Risk and Restraint-Free Care of Older People
- Speaking Our Minds: Revised Edition
- Still Alice
- Telling Tales About Dementia
- The Almost Moon
- The Emotional Journey of the Alzheimer's Family
- The Enduring Self in People with Alzheimer's
- The Story of My Father
- Voices Of Alzheimer's
- When It Gets Dark
- When Someone You Know Is Living in a Dementia Care Community
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- Overview of Dementia with Lewy Bodies
- Common Challenges: Driving
- Diagnosis and Management of Vascular Dementia
- Difference Between Alzheimer's and Dementia
- Why Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease Matters
- Looking Beyond Alzheimer’s Disease: An Overview of Other Major Forms of Neurodegenerative Disease
- New Definition of Alzheimer’s Changes How Disease Is Researched
- Lewy Body Dementia: Most Common Disorder You’ve Never Heard Of
- Living With Traumatic Brain Injury
- Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
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- Seeing Alzheimer's in a New Way
- Inside Alzheimer’s disease
- Alzheimer's Screening
- Neurology: Testing for Alzheimer's
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Training: Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Training: Depression/Apathy
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Training: Agitation and Anxiety
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Training: Aggressive Language/Behavior
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Training: Sleep Disturbances
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Training: Repetitive Phone Calls
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Training: Home Safety
- Best Practices & Emerging Therapies for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
- Recognizing the Early Signs of Dementia
- Effective Treatments and Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease: The Time is Now - Research on Aging
- Dementia – it affects us all
- Falls Prevention in People with Dementia
- Caregiver Training Part I: Introduction
- Caregiver Training Part II: Hallucinations
- Caregiver Training Part III: Refusal to Bathe
- Caregiver Training Part IV: Refusal to Take Medication
- Caregiver Training Part V: Repetitive Behaviors
- Caregiver Training Part VI: Repetitive Questions
- Caregiver Training Part VII: Sundowning
- Caregiver Training Part VIII: Wandering
- The Benefits of Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
- A New Way To Look At Alzheimer's
- The Healing Power of Music
- Falls Prevention in People with Dementia
- Falls Prevention in People with Dementia
- Protecting & Caring for Patients with Dementia
- Dementia 101 in 101 Seconds
- Normal and Abnormal Aging and the Brain
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease
- Aggressive Behavior in People with Dementia
- Diagnosing Alzheimer’s
- Signs of Alzheimer’s
- Practical Tips for Travelling with a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease
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