Dementia Improvement after Plasma Exchange for Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Worldwide dementia related memory issues affect a great number of patients and families. In this case, a “senior moment” was noted at age fifty and issues with memory and mind progressed resulting in early retirement from work. The patient described here was given a diagnosis of “Pre-Alzheimer’s dis...

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Main Author: Allen J. Orehek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6121878
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description Worldwide dementia related memory issues affect a great number of patients and families. In this case, a “senior moment” was noted at age fifty and issues with memory and mind progressed resulting in early retirement from work. The patient described here was given a diagnosis of “Pre-Alzheimer’s disease” and presented for further accurate evaluation, diagnosis, and management. The medical management resulted in an improvement in the patients memory and cognitive ability.
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spelling doaj-art-74cdf76885934acbb3134c1b3ae5c7082025-02-03T05:47:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762016-01-01201610.1155/2016/61218786121878Dementia Improvement after Plasma Exchange for Familial HypercholesterolemiaAllen J. Orehek0Dementia Prevention Center, 1 Montage Mountain Road, Moosic, PA 18507, USAWorldwide dementia related memory issues affect a great number of patients and families. In this case, a “senior moment” was noted at age fifty and issues with memory and mind progressed resulting in early retirement from work. The patient described here was given a diagnosis of “Pre-Alzheimer’s disease” and presented for further accurate evaluation, diagnosis, and management. The medical management resulted in an improvement in the patients memory and cognitive ability.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6121878
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Dementia Improvement after Plasma Exchange for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
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title Dementia Improvement after Plasma Exchange for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
title_full Dementia Improvement after Plasma Exchange for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
title_fullStr Dementia Improvement after Plasma Exchange for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
title_full_unstemmed Dementia Improvement after Plasma Exchange for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
title_short Dementia Improvement after Plasma Exchange for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
title_sort dementia improvement after plasma exchange for familial hypercholesterolemia
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