While most people are familiar with Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurological disorder and the most common cause of dementia, it is often difficult to truly understand the common symptoms and ...

Agitation is a neuropsychiatric symptom in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia. The prevalence of this symptom is about 40%-65% ...

Combative and agitated behavior in people with dementia is not rare. Managing this behavior is difficult. Research is limited but cannabis may be of help. The concepts of cannabis use in our society ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers reviewed 18 randomized clinical trials that recruited individuals with dementia and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The model, along with a traffic-light system, boosted sensitivity and specificity of agitation recognition.

Brexpiprazole (Rexulti) is effective for treating agitation associated with Alzheimer's dementia (AAD), but appears to carry the increased risk for death observed with other antipsychotics in elderly ...

Approximately 6.5 million Americans and their loved ones, friends, and caregivers experience the distress associated with Alzheimer’s dementia. One of the most troubling symptoms associated with this ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, a group of researchers assessed the longitudinal relationship between chronic, resolved, and new onset anxiety and the ...

Symptoms of depression in middle age could point towards the likelihood of dementia later in life, a new study shows, which ...

In the realm of medical care for individuals grappling with dementia, a fundamental aspect crucial for both health care professionals and caregivers is understanding the terminologies that define the ...

Low mood and increased anxiety could be early warning signs of developing dementia, experts reveal. These symptoms often ...

Lundbeck and Otsuka have adopted a soft tone for their first branded ad for Rexulti in dementia-related agitation, replacing the violence and discordance of their earlier awareness spot with a focus ...