Our Memory Clinic at the Day Hospital has developed from years of existing services offered for the outpatient diagnosis of memory disorders. This article presents how such two- to three-day outpatient diagnostic programs are held. After an initial ...
Correct diagnosis is the main problem at the beginning of Parkinson's disease. Treatment is symptomatic and begins with levodopa or dopamine agonists, depending on age and neuropsychiatric symptoms. When many drug intakes are necessary or major non-motor ...
In patients with dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) are frequent findings that accompany deficits caused by cognitive impairment and thus complicate diagnostics, therapy and care. BPSD are a burden both for affected ...
Hydrocephalus in Adults – the «Treatable» DementiaAbstract. Normal pressure hydrocephalus has been a well-known disorder for over 50 years now. About as long an effective treatment, the implantation of an internal CSF shunt, has been available for about ...
Relationship Between Depression and Cognitive DisordersAbstract. Depression, mild cognitive impairment and dementia are frequently associated, particularly in old age. Similar neuropathological mechanisms seem to underlie and partly explain ...
Alcohol and Cognitive Impairment in Elderly PersonsAbstract. Adults in Switzerland drink an average of two glasses of wine per day. Alcohol abuse and cognitive disorders are closely linked, especially in elderly persons. The clinical ...
Ethics: Some Questions about DementiaAbstract. Faced with dementia in clinical practice, some ethical issues are more frequent and often more difficult. Without aiming at completeness – and in order to help the practitioner – we briefly explore some of ...
Recommendations of Swiss Memory Clinics for the Diagnosis of DementiaAbstract. The early diagnosis of subjectively perceived or externally anamnestically observed cognitive impairments is essential for proving ...
Good Outpatient Services Delay Nursing Home Admission of People With Dementia in the City of ZurichAbstract. The city of Zurich emphasizes outpatient services for people with dementia. Appropriate outpatient services should ...
Recommendations of Swiss Memory Clinics for the Diagnosis of DementiaAbstract. The early diagnosis of subjectively perceived or externally anamnestically observed cognitive impairments is essential for proving ...
Recognition of Psychiatric Symptoms in Inpatient Long-Term CareAbstract. As part of the Swiss national strategy on dementia, we investigated to which extent the needs assessment instruments RAI and BESA can early ...
Domestic Violence in Old Age: Prevention and InterventionAbstract. Abuse of the eldery occurs frequently. It is experienced most often as psychological abuse (20 %), less often as financial exploitation (4 %) or ...
Palliative Care in NeurologyAbstract. Neurology as a discipline clearly overlaps with palliative care. Nevertheless, an early integration of palliative care accompanying neurological treatment rarely takes place, and there ...
Physical Activity and Mental Health in the ElderlyAbstract. The aging process is closely linked to physiological changes. These physiological changes may lead to an increased vulnerability for developing somatic and mental ...