Dr. B K Madhusudhan, Lead Consultant – Neurology, Aster RV Hospital Alzheimer’s is a brain disease which is characterised by decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging and it worsens over time. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease, where dementia symptoms slowly worsen over years. It accounts for […]
The Urban Brain Drain: Is City Living Accelerating Alzheimer’s Risk?
By Dr. Keni Ravish Rajiv – Senior Consultant – Neurology and Head of Epilepsy Services, Aster Whitefield. City lights, traffic, and a brisk caffeine-fueled pace — city life has lot going for it. But recently, scientists have been asking a blunt question: could living in towns and megacities be quietly nudging up our risk of […]
The Importance of Early Detection and Community Support for Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Sreekanta Swamy, Lead Senior Consultant – Neurology, Aster RV Hospital It is very important to create public awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, educate them to identify the disease in the early stage, to update the recent happenings in the diagnosis, and management of this problem. Alzheimer’s Disease is the major cause of dementia. Dementia is […]