{"id":4378,"date":"2017-06-28T18:46:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T18:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=4378"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:34:03","slug":"alzheimers-and-brain-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/alzheimers-and-brain-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Alzheimer\u2019s and Brain Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June is Alzheimer\u2019s and Brain Awareness Month.\u00a0 During this month, the Alzheimer\u2019s Association is asking healthcare providers to raise awareness about Alzheimer\u2019s disease and dementia.<\/p>\n<p>Alzheimer\u2019s disease affects over 5 million Americans and is fatal.\u00a0 It is a progressive brain disease that currently has no cure.\u00a0 Alzheimer\u2019s is more than memory loss and can appear through a variety of signs and symptoms such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Memory loss<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty planning and solving problems<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty completing familiar tasks<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty determining time or place<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty finding the right words<\/li>\n<li>Misplacing items often<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty making decisions<\/li>\n<li>Personality and mood changes<\/li>\n<li>Withdrawing from work and social events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alzheimer\u2019s, unlike Dementia (which is syndrome that affects mental cognitive tasks such as memory and reasoning) causes the person to lose the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Jamaica Hospital is committed to raising awareness about Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and Dementia through social media and providing medical services to those who are experiencing the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.<\/p>\n<p>If you or a loved one has questions or concerns and would like to see a medical professional, call Jamaica Hospital Medical Center\u2019s Ambulatory Care Center for an appointment at 718-206-7001.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Alzheimer\u2019s disease, visit\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June is Alzheimer\u2019s and Brain Awareness Month.\u00a0 During this month, the Alzheimer\u2019s Association is asking healthcare providers to raise awareness about Alzheimer\u2019s disease and dementia. Alzheimer\u2019s disease affects over 5 million Americans and is fatal.\u00a0 It is a progressive brain &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/alzheimers-and-brain-awareness-month\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,399],"tags":[699,1010],"class_list":["post-4378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-neurological-disorder","tag-alzheimers","tag-demintia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4378"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11040,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4378\/revisions\/11040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}