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Alzheimer's Support


Listings of Alzheimer's Disease support groups and organizations.

 

Alzheimer’s Association

National Institute on Aging

Alzheimers/Publications Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Resource

Brain Matters

 

Cognitive Exercises

Studies show that certain mental exercises affect cognitive ability.

Research

David S. Geldmacher M.D. Treatment Guidelines for Alzheimer’s Disease: Redefining Perceptions in Primary Care

Bonte FJ, Harris TS, Roney CA, Hynan LS. Differential diagnosis between Alzheimer's and frontotemporal disease by the posterior cingulate sign. J Nuc Med. 2004;45(5):771-774.

Lampl Y, Sadeh M, Laker O, Lorberboym M. Correlation of neuropsychological evaluation and SPECT imaging in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2003;18(4):288-291.

Villanueva-Meyer J, et al. Cerebral blood flow during a mental activation task: responses in normal subjects and in early Alzheimer’s disease patients. Alasbimn Journal. 1999;1(3):AJ03-2.

McNeill R, Sare G M et al. Accuracy of SPECT in differentiating frontotemporal dementia from Alzheimer's disease. J. Neurol. Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006. doi:10.1136/jnnp

Charpentier P, Lavenu I, et al. Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia are differentiated by discriminant analysis applied to 99mTc HmPAO SPECT data. J. Neurol. Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2000; 69: 661-663.