The following is a series of comments on a stroke forum where survivors worry about getting alzheimers. In a class I took the instructor stated that 40% of Azheimers diagnosises were wrong, mainly because general practitioners don't have the knowledge or ability to correctly diagnose it.
And sometimes brains from other sisters who appeared mentally intact when alive show extensive evidence of the disease.Findings from Nun Study Show Contradictions of Alzheimer's Disease
I take this as hopeful so even if you have extensive Alzheimers you can still be mentally sharp. Which is quite a relief for me considering this article.
Research illuminates link between Alzheimer's and stroke
For years, neuroscientists have known that the risk of Alzheimer’s disease is nearly doubled among people who have had a stroke.
Research illuminates link between Alzheimer's and stroke
This particular article now speculates that what was normally considered to be a sign of Alzheimers -namely tangles and sticky plaques may actually be a sign of the fight against it. Which means to me that the nun study I quoted was probably not accurate New Science Sheds Light on the Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease
And AARP has better information than any of our stroke associations.
And then there is B vitamins - B vitamins may slow brain shrinkage
Although when I told this to a nurse, she said overdosing on B vitamins is not good.
I may have to figure out how to add to my brain reserve.The brain's reserve cells can be activated after stroke
You know the drill, don't listen to anything I have to say, ask your medical staff for information on this subject. If you are really lucky they won't say
'I know nuthin'
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