Dementia

Adult Caregivers
Designed to assist those who have loved ones in different stages of Dementia and Alzheimer's. Help and support for them and their loved one.
http://mysite.verizon.net/res6umrs/Caregiver/caregiver.htm

Alzheimer's Association
Latest information on dementia, drug trials, research, support and education.
http://www.alzheimers.asn.au

Alzheimer's Association
Provides latest information, counselling, support groups, various forms of respite, education and training to people with dementia and their caregivers.
http://www.alzheimers.asn.au

Alzheimer's Association Australia

http://www.alzheimers.asn.au

Alzheimer's Association WA
The Association is a non-profit, non-government organisation in WA catering to needs of individual with dementia, their caregivers, general public, and professional.
http://www.alzheimers.asn.au

Binswanger's Disease
Subcortical Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathy information sheet compiled by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/binswang_doc.htm

Butler Hospital Memory Disorders Program
Designed to assist individuals with memory loss and dementia and their families by providing high quality, comprehensive evaluation and treatment, while also researching and developing new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, and training medical residents, psychology interns, and fellows - from Brown Medical School.
http://www.memorydisorder.org

Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR)
Information about Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases for researchers, physicians, patients and families.
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/cndr/

Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR)
Information on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other neurodegenerative diseases for patients, families, physicians and researchers.
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/cndr/

Definition - Dementia
From a dictionary of terms pertaining to memory processes.
http://penta.ufrgs.br/edu/telelab/3/dementia.htm

Dementia
Overview and fact sheet on dementia from the Merck Medical Manual.
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics/sec5/ch40.htm

Dementia - from BUPA
Concise fact sheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of this disorder, available for down loading in Adobe Acrobat.
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/mosby_factsheets/Dementia.html

Dementia Advocacy and Support Network International
Provides information about DASN, a non-profit organization. Includes news headlines and extensive resources for the diseases.
http://www.dasninternational.org/

Dementia Voice
Offers individualized courses for specific settings e.g. day care, residential. Primary operations in the UK.
http://www.dementia-voice.org.uk/

Dementia Voice
Dementia Services Development Centre for the Southwest of England. Details of provision of information, training and consultancy services to professional carers in the field of dementia care.
http://www.dementia-voice.org.uk/

Dementia.com
Comprehensive information and tools on dementia, created for medical professionals and for patients or caregivers.
http://www.dementia.com

Dementia: Diagnosis and Treatment
Diagnosis, management and support for individuals and families affected by dementia
http://www.ncpamd.com/dementia.htm

Dementia: Not Always Alzheimer's
The Mayo Clinic presents a description of the condition, its causes, and methods of coping.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=723655E0-8148-4D48-A7FAFD7DB651C25B

Dementias: Hope Through Research
Information on Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and other types of dementia compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alzheimersdisease/detail_alzheimersdisease.htm

eMedicine Health - Dementia Overview
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/38533-1.asp

Ethnic Elders Care
Covers diagnostic and treatment issues in dementia among ethnic elders and includes listings for memory disorders clinics, medical news, caregiver advice and information on cultural aspects of dementia.
http://www.ethnicelderscare.net

Kingshill Research Centre
Dementia information: resources, definition, and symptoms.
http://www.kingshill-research.org/

Kuru Disease
An explanation of this brain rotting disease found only in a remote part of New Guinea.
http://www.ourcivilisation.com/madcow/kuru.htm

Memory Center - University of Chicago
Information on dementia from the highly esteemed Memory Center at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
http://memorycenter.bsd.uchicago.edu/

Multi-infarct or Vascular Dementia
Good overview of dementia from strokes or other vascular causes. Maintained by the National Institute of Health
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/multi_infarct_dementia/multi_infarct_dementia.htm

Neurology Channel - Dementia
Introduction to dementia, ask a doctor forum.
http://www.neurologychannel.com/dementia/

Signpost Journal
Specialist journal for health care professionals in the fields of dementia and geriatric mental health. Non-profit on-line articles from Wales, UK.
http://www.signpostjournal.co.uk/

The Clive Project
Care and support for younger people (under 65 years of age) with dementia (early onset dementia) and Alzheimer's Disease, and their families.
http://www.thecliveproject.demon.co.uk

The NYU Silberstein Aging & Dementia Research Center (ADRC)
Center dedicated to understanding brain aging and dementia through research, education and treatment.
http://aging.med.nyu.edu/about/index.html

Treatment of Agitation in the Elderly with Dementia
Provides information for the medical practitioner dealing with the elderly who have dementia: discusses assessment,treatment, dosing, safety and continued management.
http://www.psychguides.com/ecgs1.php

Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute: Dementia Diagnostic Clinics
A list of Wisconsin-specific care and diagnostic centers.
http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/wai/clinics.html