- Dementia Web
Support, advice, information and education for carers of younger dementia sufferers.
dementia.ion.ucl.ac.uk
- MedlinePlus: Dementia
Online resources to help with depression and agitation in the elderly suffering from dementia.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dementia.html
- Dementia Guide
Online tool for caregivers and persons with dementia to help recognize, understand, record, monitor, and track symptoms of dementia.
www.dementiaguide.com
- Kingshill Research Centre
Dementia research centre.
www.kingshill-research.org
- FamilyDoctor.org: Dementia: What Are the Common Signs?
Provides causes, symptoms, and help resources for dementia, which often affects the aging. Information for seniors from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
familydoctor.org/662.xml
- FamilyDoctor.org: Dementia: What Are the Common Signs?
Information for seniors about blocked arteries and dementia, from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/seniors/mental-health/662.html
- Medical News Today: What is Dementia?
Explains what is dementia, including causes and symptoms of the progressive deterioration in cognitive function.
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142214.php
- Dementia
Resources on the disease.
www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-or05.html
- NINDS: Dementia: Hope Through Research
Comprehensive resources about dementia including its various types, risk factors, and research info.
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dementias/detail_dementia.htm
- MedicineNet: Dementia
Learn about the types of dementia, and what causes it, the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this progressive disease.
www.medicinenet.com/dementia/article.htm
- HelpGuide: Vascular Dementia
Features dementia symptoms, causes, and prognosis including multi-infarct dementia. Includes physical and behavioural signs and symptoms.
www.helpguide.org/elder/vascular_dementia.htm
- UCSF Memory and Aging Center: Vascular Dementia
Includes disease information, symptoms, patient evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.
memory.ucsf.edu/Education/Disease/vad.html
- Merck Manual: Delirium and Dementia
Provides causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment from the early to the advanced stage of dementia.
www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch083/ch083c.html
- FamilyDoctor.org: Dementia: Info and Advice for Caregivers
Includes tips on how to deal with agitated patients, hallucinations, and the wandering instances. From the American Academy of Family Physicians.
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/seniors/mental-health/585.html
- WebMD Health Center: Dementia
Information center for dementia, the damage or changes in the brain in the aging with a loss of mental skills affecting their daily life.
www.webmd.com/alzheimers/tc/dementia-topic-overview
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center: Dementia
Explains the gradual deterioration of mental functioning such as concentration, memory, and judgment as dementia advances with age.
www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/d/dementia.htm
- Disorders That Cause Dementia
www.alz-nca.org/aboutalz/fyi.asp
- PeaceHealth: Dementia
Provides overview, causes, symptoms, and treatment for dementia.
www.peacehealth.org/kbase/topic/major/uf4984/descrip.htm
- Psychiatry24x7.com: Dementia
Provides information on the causes, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. From Janssen-Cilag Pharmaceuticals.
www.psychiatry24x7.com/homes/dementia.jhtml
- DementiaGuide: Understanding Dementia
Explains what are the basic signs at the early and advanced stages of dementia and who is at risk.
www.dementiaguide.com/community/posts/understanding-dementia
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