Newswise — ST. LOUIS — Now that the holiday season has concluded, perhaps you’ve noticed the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia in aging family members. George Grossberg, M.D., the Samuel W. Fordyce professor and director of geriatric psychiatry at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, said it is during family gatherings that caregivers often notice older adults 65 and over may be slipping cognitively.
Grossberg, a SLUCare physician, treats geriatric patients who suffer from a range of neurocognitive disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease. He adds that African Americans are among those at the highest risk due to genetics and socioeconomic factors. Health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes are known to raise the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, and these health conditions are more prevalent in the African American community,…
