Pressure sores used to be called bed sores because they were associated with a person lying for long periods in one position, in bed. As they also occur under other circumstances, for instance when a person is sitting for a prolonged period in a chair, and the factor common to the development of this type [...]
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This can be a problem for two reasons. Sometimes a person with dementia becomes sexually more active than is socially acceptable. On the other hand many partners still have sexual needs of their own. If the carer still feels the need for sexual relations with the husband or wife, there is of course absolutely nothing [...]
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One of the questions most frequently raised in the minds of those who have relatives with Alzheimer’s disease is the possibility that the condition may be passed on to succeeding generations. The son or daughter of a sufferer will often ask whether his or her own children are likely to be affected. Inherent in this [...]
Traditionally the pre-senile dementias – those occurring before the age of sixty-five — were considered to be caused by diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, Pick’s disease, Huntington’s chorea, and so on, whereas those in older people were thought to be a consequence of ageing of the brain or possibly arteriosclerosis. This confused picture began to be [...]
Alzheimer’s disease is an illness that will affect the lives of many of us, directly or indirectly, in the coming years, and this book has been written to provide support, guidance, and information on the subject. It is intended mainly for relatives who find themselves having to look after someone who is suffering from a [...]
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