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Monthly Archives: December 2021

7 Foods High in Water Content (Cleveland Clinic)

Date December 30, 2021
Posted by Anoki Casey
7 Foods High in Water Content (Cleveland Clinic)

People with neurodegenerative diseases often don’t drink enough water.  The Cleveland Clinic lists seven fruits and vegetables that are high in water-content:

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Short excerpts on “ambiguous loss” from article about Pauline Boss

Date December 19, 2021
Posted by Anoki Casey
Short excerpts on “ambiguous loss” from article about Pauline Boss

This is an article about Pauline Boss, the originator of the term “ambiguous loss.”  “Ambiguous loss” is a loss without a conclusion.  Or, “an unclear loss that can be physical or psychological and it has no resolution.”

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Barbara Karnes shares two tools for working with grief

Date December 10, 2021
Posted by Anoki Casey
Barbara Karnes shares two tools for working with grief

In a recent blog post, nurse Barbara Karnes recommends two tools for dealing with grief. Read the Barbara Karnes, RN blog post here.

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Did You Know?

There are two types of Multiple System Atrophy: a parkinsonism form and a cerebellar form. Orthostatic hypotension is not required for an MSA diagnosis.   Learn more.

About half of all people with PSP require some assistance to walk within three years of the initial onset of symptoms.

Parkinsonism is a general term that describes a cluster of symptoms. Not everyone with parkinsonism has Parkinson’s Disease, though the majority do.

“Alien limb phenomenon” is involuntary activity of a limb and a feeling that the limb is foreign.  This symptom can occur in corticobasal degeneration.  Learn more about CBD.

Frederic Lewy, an American neurologist, first described Lewy bodies (LBs) in 1914. LBs are found in cells of the substantia nigra in patients with Parkinson’s Disease. In Lewy body dementia, LBs are found throughout the brain.

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