Cognition
Perhaps you don’t feel you think as clearly as you used to, or perhaps you’ve been told that you show signs of “cognitive concern” or “cognitive difficulties”. Cognition covers a wide range of mental processes and can be impacted by numerous conditions, factors, and syndromes. The following articles explore the most commonly experienced symptoms, syndromes, and questions related to human cognition.
Alzheimer’s 101
I very frequently get asked by patients if they might be developing Alzheimer’s. While many doctors seem to think this is a pretty simple question, as a neuropsychiatrist I know that the answer is far more complex. My hope with this post is to give patients and their families a very brief overview of Alzheimer’s, both to help them understand the changes in the diagnosis over time, and why the very rare pure Alzheimer’s disease isn’t as likely as they might think.