Dementia Videos & Movies

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It can be difficult when dealing with dementia causing conditions to find relevant and useful information. This page has been created to give you an overview of informational videos that can be found online about the various causes of dementia, as well as additional links. Unfortunately videos for all types of dementias could not be found, but we will endeavour to continue looking for them, and update the page if successful.

Also, down the right hand side of this page, is information about many mainstream movies that have dementia as part of their plot line. These movies aren't educational as such, but it can be cathartic to watch a video that demonstrates that others also have insight into this condition...

AIDS RELATED DEMENTIA

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AIDS Dementia: A Good Reason to Stay HIV Negative!
(Duration: 7 minutes)
(Dated: 30 March, 2008)
Cass Mann’s (long time HIV sufferer)warning against HIV related dementia...

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

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MDTV: Alzheimer's Disease
(Duration: 59 minutes)
(Dated: 28 May, 2008)
Bruce Reed, the Associate Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at UC Davis presents a comprehensive update on Alzhemier's Disease...

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Great Video Website:
VideoCaregiving

This list of links does not cover all of the videos that can be found on the site, but it does cover all of the videos listed in their 'Alzheimer's' section. There are also more general cargiving videos available on the site that don't necessarily address dementia causing conditions, but may help those of you in a caregiving role.

So anyways, here are the various links to the videos available from this site:

Alzheimer's Inside Out: Feelings of Those Who Live with the Disease
Those with Alzheimer's share their feelings about what it's like to live with the disease...

Alzheimer's Inside Out: Coping with the Disease
Those with Alzheimer's talk about how they cope with the disease in their daily lives...

The Roller Coaster Ride of Emotions for the Caregiver—Daughter and Mother
A daughter describes the range of emotions she experiences in caring for her mother...

The Roller Coaster Ride of Emotions for the Caregiver—Mother and Son
A son talks about the ups and downs he goes through in caring for his mother...

The Roller Coaster Ride of Emotions for the Caregiver—One Expert's Thoughts
An expert offers guidance and understanding for the caregiver dealing with Alzheimer's...

Simplifying Tasks For the Person with Alzheimer's
A short primer for caregivers on how to break down the daily tasks of those with Alzheimer's...

Activities for the Person with Alzheimer's
Examples of some simple activities that can help fill the day of a person with Alzheimer's...

Communicating with Those Who Have Alzheimer's Disease
Tactics and strategies for successfully communicating with somebody who has Alzheimer's...

Driving: Recognizing Trouble Ahead
An analysis of what makes people with Alzheimer's unsafe drivers...

Driving: Dealing with an Emotional Issue
A profile of one driver that offers an understanding of why others with Alzheimer's have so much difficulty giving up the keys...

The Jordans – A Family Faces Alzheimer's – The Downward Spiral
A story told over a seven year period that follows the devotion of a husband who deals with his wife's worsening Alzheimer's...

Jordans—Nursing Home Discussion
A father sits together with his children at the kitchen table to discuss the difficult decision to finally place his wife and their mom in a nursing home...

HBO Documentary: The Alzheimer's Project
Aired in 2009, a stunning documentary that looks at people who have Alzheimer's, their carers, how grandchildren are affect and the current scientific research into the disease...

CARING & DEMENTIA

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Advice for carers of Alzheimer's sufferers
(Duration: 6 minutes)
(Dated: 30 June, 2007)
Dr Chris Steele provides help and advice to people living with and caring for Alzheimer's patients...

(More videos on caring in general - not just Alzheimer's related...)

CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE

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CJD: The Great Mimicker
(Duration: 3 minutes)
(Dated: 17 June, 2008)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is considered the "great mimicker." Its effects, on many areas of the brain, cause symptoms also seen in other neurological diseases. They can include memory loss or difficulty with balance and walking, dizziness, behavioral change, visual disturbance, and involuntary movements...

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DEMENTIA

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It's a Brain Thing: Alzheimer's and other dementias: part 1
(Duration: 10 minutes)
(Dated: 01 August, 2006)
Learn about dementias, including Alzheimer's disease. The first of a series of 7 lectures on the topic...

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FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA

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FTD offers insight into emotions
(Duration: 3.5 minutes)
(Dated: 17 June, 2008)
Frontotemporal dementia usually emerges in the right side of the brain, where it causes dramatic changes in behavior and emotions, including disinhibition and apathy. When FTD emerges on the left ......

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Symptoms of FTD often mislead caregivers
Loss of moral reasoning and sense of self in FTD
FTD's affect on behavior and language

LEWY BODY DEMENTIA

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Sourced from: LBDAtv.
(Thanks,Victoria!)

Difficulties in Diagnosing Lewy Body Dementia - pt 1
(Duration: 10 minutes)
(Dated: January 2007)
From the January 2007 "Many Faces of Lewy Body Dementia" series at Coral Springs Medical Center, FL.. A presentation by Dr. Jonathan T. Stewart, M.D., PsychiatristProfessor at University of South FL College or Medicine & Bay Pines, Tampa VA Medical Center
Video provided to YouTube by the non-profit Lewy Body Dementia Association. www.lbda.org Please contact them for caregiving support, more information and additional resources...

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Behavioral Challenges in Dementia With Lewy Bodies - pt 1
(Duration: 9 minutes)
(Dated: January 2007)
From the January 2007 "Many Faces of Lewy Body Dementia" series at Coral Springs Medical Center, FL.. A presentation by Tanis J. Ferman, Ph.D., Neurologist/Psychiatrist Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL.
Video provided to YouTube by the non-profit Lewy Body Dementia Association. www.lbda.org Please contact them for caregiving support, more information and additional resources...

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New Trends in Lewy Body Dementia - pt 1
(Duration: 9 minutes)
(Dated: January 2007)
From the January 2007 "Many Faces of Lewy Body Dementia" series at Coral Springs Medical Center, FL.. A presentation by Jay A. Van Gerpen, M.D., Neurologist, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL..
Video provided to YouTube by the non-profit Lewy Body Dementia Association. www.lbda.org Please contact them for caregiving support, more information and additional resources...

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MEMORY LOSS

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MDTV: Memory Loss Part 1
(Duration: 29 minutes)
(Dated: 26 March, 2008)
Neurologist, Dr. Dee Silver discusses terminology, testing, biomarkers, and treatment of memory loss diseases. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia are frustrating conditions; but there is progress....

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NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE TYPE C

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Niemann-Pick Disease Type C - (Children's Dementia)
(Duration: 10 minutes)
(Dated: 26 June, 2008)
Dr. Marc Patterson a pediatric neurologist at Mayo Clinic discusses Niemann-Pick disease type C.....

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PARKINSON'S DEMENTIA

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MDTV: Parkinson's Disease Dementia
(Duration: 28 minutes)
(Dated: 31 January, 2008)
"Parkinson's Disease Dementia" featuring Neurologist, Dr. Dee Silver, discusses how Parkinson's patients are 4 to 6 times more likely to develop some cognitive impairment....

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SEX & DEMENTIA

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SIRA: Sex Aging and Dementia
(Duration: 59 minutes)
(Dated: 25 January, 2008)
Many patients who are suffering from dementia, along with their spouses or significant others, continue to have sexual needs. How to meet these needs safely and ethically may at first seem confusing...