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Tuesday 21:00-21:30
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Dr Mark Porter gives listeners the low-down on what the medical profession does and doesn't know. Each week an expert in the studio tackles a particular topic and there are reports from around the UK on the health of the nation - and the NHS.
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Tuesday听9 October听2007
Alzheimer's

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Alzheimer's

We all worry about the prospect of failing health as we age, but dementia 鈥 or 鈥渓osing your marbles鈥 - holds a particular dread.

This disabling, distressing, progressive and incurable condition is extremely common.

There are currently 700,000 people with dementia in the UK 鈥 most of whom have Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, named after the German neurologist who described the characteristic brain changes a hundred years ago.

Dr Mark Porter鈥檚 guest today is Dr Roy Jones 鈥 Director of the Research Institute for the Care of the Elderly in Bath 鈥 and he will be explaining how Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease is diagnosed and what treatment options are available.

Carers

It鈥檚 not just the person with Alzheimer鈥檚 whose life is disrupted by the illness. The disease has a profound effect on those around the patient, particularly their partner or spouse who is likely to end up being their carer.

Most people with dementia are cared for at home. However, others live in care homes. Case Notes compares these options and how families make those decisions.

NHS Treatment for Alzheimer鈥檚

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 鈥 NICE 鈥 has approved three drugs. A group of drugs called anticholinesterases can be prescribed under the names of Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl.

Professor Clive Ballard is Director of Research at the Alzheimer鈥檚 Society and he explains how they work and other older drugs which may be helpful in alleviating symptoms.

Alzheimer鈥檚 and the Eyes

Alzheimer鈥檚 has been in the headlines recently following research suggesting that the underlying degenerative process in the brain may be similar to that seen in the nerves at the back of the eye in glaucoma.

Glaucoma is common eye condition, thought to affect at least a million people across the UK 鈥 most of whom are middle aged or elderly.

Dr Francesca Cordero is a consultant at the Western Eye Hospital, and one of the team from University College London who discovered the link. She explains the possible implications for people with both Alzheimer鈥檚 and glaucoma.

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