When it comes to Alzheimer's disease, a big barrier to progress has been the myth of the aged, the myth of inevitable senility. Myths flourish when information is scarce, and only recently have people ...
The stereotype of senility in late-nineteenth-century America -- Beyond the characteristic plaques and tangles -- From senility to successful aging -- The renaissance of pathology -- The health ...
It is very sad to hear of the University of Tennessee’s head coach Pat Summit’s situation with dementia. I am wondering when did the medical community start using dementia to describe forgetting? I ...