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July 27, 2005
Program Fights Alzheimer's With Memory Exercises
"People can battle the effects of the early stages of Alzheimer's disease with memory exercises, research suggests. The exercises, called cognitive rehabilitation, can teach Alzheimer's patients skills and techniques to enhance their memory and functional abilities, said Dr. David Loewenstein, a neuropsychologist with the Wein Center for Alzheimer's Disease at Florida's Mt. Sinai Medical Center.
Researchers developed the program to have relevance with everyday activities. First, patients are asked to identify objects, use them, and recall the items later. Patients also are shown pictures of people to help with face-name association, RTV6's Stacia Matthews reported. "We teach people face-name recognition where they basically learn special techniques to associate names with faces, which is quite problematic for people with memory disorders," Loewenstein said. A study found that after three months of therapy, patients were able to retain the information, Matthews reported..."
Source: Steve Sharp. Program Fights Alzheimer's With Memory Exercises. INDYchannel.com - Indianapolis,IN,USA (27 July 2005) [FullText]
Researchers developed the program to have relevance with everyday activities. First, patients are asked to identify objects, use them, and recall the items later. Patients also are shown pictures of people to help with face-name association, RTV6's Stacia Matthews reported. "We teach people face-name recognition where they basically learn special techniques to associate names with faces, which is quite problematic for people with memory disorders," Loewenstein said. A study found that after three months of therapy, patients were able to retain the information, Matthews reported..."
Source: Steve Sharp. Program Fights Alzheimer's With Memory Exercises. INDYchannel.com - Indianapolis,IN,USA (27 July 2005) [FullText]
posted by Dr. Koudinov @ 27.7.05
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