Update on Alzheimer Dementia Spectrum: Diagnosis and Management
Although the cause of Alzheimer disease is not clear, recent advances in research have furthered the understanding of Alzheimer dementia as a continuum.
Dementia
Group Music Therapy Alleviates Agitation in Nursing Home Patients
Nursing home residents with dementia were less likely to exhibit symptoms of agitation after being exposed to group music therapy.
Case Studies Demonstrate Promise for Electroconvulsive Therapy
ECT treatments helped to reduce symptoms in 4 patients with varying mental illnesses.
Neurological and Psychiatric Complications Observed in Patients With SARS-CoV-2
A third of patients presented with an altered mental state, including 9 patients with unspecified encephalopathy, 7 with encephalitis, and 23 fulfilling the clinical definition for psychiatric diagnoses.
PCPs Feel Unprepared in Providing Dementia Care
27 percent report being sometimes or never comfortable with patient questions.
Primary Care Screening for Dementia Not Harmful
No increases for depressive, anxiety symptoms seen with screening in rural, suburban, urban primary care clinics.
Review Identifies Current Diagnostic Methods, Pharmacologic, Nonpharmacologic Approaches to Dementia
Medical history, cognitive and physical examination, laboratory testing, and brain imaging can help identify causes of dementia, and several pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches can help manage the disease.
Most Diagnosed With Dementia Do Not Receive Specialty Care
Identification of etiological subtype of dementia more likely in patients who see a specialist.
Biopsychosocial Frailty Measure Predicts Risk for Dementia
Model of physical, psychological, and social elements predicts 3- and 7-year dementia risk.
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Cognitive Screening in Older Adults
Draft recommendation statement says evidence inadequate for weighing benefits, harms of screening.
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