Bright light therapy for sleep disturbance in dementia is most effective for mild to moderate Alzheimer's type dementia: A case series

Maybe you want your doctor to try this as possible prevention for your likely case of dementia post-stroke.

1. A documented 33% dementia chance post-stroke from an Australian study?   May 2012.

2. Then this study came out and seems to have a range from 17-66%. December 2013.

3. A 20% chance in this research.   July 2013.

4. A 2-fold increase in dementia risk in this study    Jan. 2017 

Bright light therapy for sleep disturbance in dementia is most effective for mild to moderate Alzheimer's type dementia: A case series

Psychogeriatrics, 01/30/2017Sekiguchi H, et al.

On the basis of the available data, the authors conclude that bright light therapy (BLT) could be an effective strategy for treating dementia patients, depending on their type and grade of their dementia.

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