Zekel HealthcareMusic to Fight Alzheimers — DementiaZekel Healthcare (Atlanta) How an iPod Can Fight Alzheimer’s and Dementia. The concept is elegantly simple: Provide a dementia sufferer…Jan 8, 2015Jan 8, 2015
Zekel HealthcareGen X — Senior Living AloneAccording to the U.S. Census, 11.3 million people, almost 30 percent of those aged 65 and older in the U.S., live alone. For women aged 85…Jan 8, 2015Jan 8, 2015
Zekel HealthcareDementia and Head InjuryIf you or someone you’re with experiences an impact to the head and develops any symptoms of traumatic brain injury, seek medical advice…Nov 23, 2014Nov 23, 2014
Zekel HealthcareAlzheimer’s DiseaseAlzheimer’s Disease in people age 65 and older, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. People generally may develop…Nov 23, 2014Nov 23, 2014
Zekel HealthcareParkinson’s DiseaseParkinson’s disease affects the nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine. Parkinson’s disease symptoms include muscle rigidity…Nov 23, 2014Nov 23, 2014
Zekel HealthcareWhat is Niemann-Pick Disease?Niemann-Pick disease is an inherited condition involving lipid metabolism, which is the breakdown, transport, and use of fats and…Nov 23, 2014Nov 23, 2014
Zekel HealthcareWernicke-Korsakoff SyndromeIn 1881, Carl Wernicke first described an illness that consisted of paralysis of eye movements, ataxia, and mental confusion, in 3 patients…Nov 23, 2014Nov 23, 2014
Zekel HealthcareWhat Causes Huntington’s Disease?HD results from genetically programmed degeneration of nerve cells, called neurons,* in certain areas of the brain. This degeneration…Nov 23, 2014Nov 23, 2014
Zekel HealthcareWhat is Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease?Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative, invariably fatal brain disorder. It affects about one person in every one million…Nov 23, 2014Nov 23, 2014
Zekel HealthcareBinswanger’s Disease (BD)Binswanger’s Disease (BD), also called subcortical vascular dementia, is a type of dementia caused by widespread, microscopic areas of…Nov 23, 2014Nov 23, 2014