Researchers have developed a new scoring system to help determine which elderly people may be at a higher risk of developing the memory and thinking problems that can lead to dementia, according to a new study published in the March 18, 2015, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. […]
March 20, 2015 | Alzheimer's, Education, Epilepsy, Medicine, Memory, Neurology, News, Parents, Women and Epilepsy
A common epilepsy drug may reverse a condition that impairs memory in elderly patients and increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a study published this week in the journal NeuroImage: Clinical. The drug, atypical antiepileptic levetiracetam, reduced over-activity in the brains of patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), a condition marked by […]
March 13, 2015 | Alzheimer's, Education, Epilepsy, Medicine, Memory, Neurology, News, Prevention, Research
