William R. Shankle is a neurologist and director, Memory and Cognitive Disorders Program, Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, CA.
To delay or prevent the onset of memory loss, talk to your doctor. It can really be that simple.
Among the diseases that Americans fear most, Alzheimer’s and dementia consistently rank at the top of the list. What people don’t always realize is that many causes of memory loss are treatable and preventable, and the first line of defense is your primary care physician.
I recently had the opportunity to present findings …
“He’s having a senior moment.” That dismissive phrase seems harmless, but, in reality, it leads to devastating, debilitating disease.
I firmly believe that a generation from now, people will not know the pain of watching a loved one slip into oblivion. But the only way we will get there is we stop dismissing memory loss and other behaviors as “normal aging.”
The recent news that former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor …
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