Researchers have found a link between common infections, such as a cold, stomach bug or urine infection and an increase in inflammation like reactions in the brain which lead to an increased rate of cognitive decline. Study results show that people who got an infection had twice the rate of cognitive decline as people without infections.
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
My name is Bob DeMarco, I am an Alzheimer's caregiver. My mother Dorothy, now 95 years old, suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
This week my mother had her second urinary tract infection of the year. Urinary Tract infections are a problem faced by many Alzheimer's caregivers.
Urinary tract infections are particularly worrisome to me and they should be to most Alzheimer's caregivers.
There is research evidence indicating that infections can hasten memory loss in persons suffering from Alzheimer's.
