Cognitive Rehabilitation for those with Alzheimer's and other dementias

Tangled Neuron
Preliminary results of a large trial of cognitive rehabilitation for people with Alzheimer's are encouraging. Cognitive rehabilitation could help keep people with mild Alzheimer's functioning in the community and at home.

Another great presentation in the "Psychosocial Issues and Neuropsychology" session at ICAD 2008 was Dr. David Loewenstein's update on a clinical trial of cognitive rehabilitation for people with Alzheimer's. Dr. Loewenstein is Director of Research and Neuropsychology at the Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, and professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine.

The value of cognitive rehabilitation is well-established for people with brain injuries and for older adults in general, he said. But for people with Alzheimer's, it's a bit more complicated. This is because rehabilitation.....read the whole post