{"id":1473,"date":"2021-03-22T20:49:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T20:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.138.3.201\/?page_id=1473"},"modified":"2021-04-30T17:38:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T17:38:29","slug":"memory-clinics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/index.php\/memory-clinics\/","title":{"rendered":"Memory Clinics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);min-height:165px\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Memory Clinics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br><br><br>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Memory decline can be part of the normal aging process but may also be due to other causes such as sleep apnea, depression and medication side effects. The Memory Clinic evaluation includes a cognitive assessment, blood tests and PET scan for diagnosis, and if required \u2013treatment, follow-up and referral to medical and community resources for support. The Memory Clinic utilizes the best clinical practices and cutting edge technologies for diagnosis of medical conditions associated with memory problems. Our Clinic\u2019s focus is evaluation to provide treatments\u2013both symptomatic and preventive\u2013to ensure longterm stabilization for patients and to enhance the quality of life for patients and caregivers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"638\" height=\"478\" src=\"http:\/\/mcsa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Picture1.png 638w, https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Picture1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Picture1-200x150.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease Research Unit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Memory Clinic of the Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Research Unit, McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging, a division of the Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, was founded in 1997 to establish a clinic that specializes in diagnosis and treatment of memory loss caused by Alzheimer\u2019s disease and related disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Clinic&#8217;s primary focus is to seek improved therapies, both symptomatic and preventive, for AD and cognitive disorders; to ensure long-term stabilization for patients; and to enhance the quality of life for patients and caregivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Clinic offers expertise in the early diagnosis and management of AD and cognitive disorders, including vascular dementia and mild cognitive impairment.<\/p>\n\n\n<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-b77d55a1817f\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/index.php\/alzheimers-disease-research-unit-2\/\"\n\t\tclass=\"ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLearn More\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br><br><br>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/mcsa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/desc_aims_cropped.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1480\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Clinical Research Trials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Clinical trials for Alzheimer\u2019s Disease and other types of dementia represent a key element of the MCSA. In the different clinical trials available, participants, depending on their eligibility, receive interventions such as a medical component (a drug) or device or behavioural or lifestyle changes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-b77d55a1817f\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/index.php\/clinical-research-trials-2\/\"\n\t\tclass=\"ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tLearn More\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br><br><br>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-b77d55a1817f\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t<a\n\thref=\"#\"\n\t\tclass=\"ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMeet our funding  support!\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memory decline can be part of the normal aging process but may also be due to other causes such as sleep apnea, depression and medication side effects. The Memory Clinic evaluation includes a cognitive assessment, blood tests and PET scan for diagnosis, and if required \u2013treatment, follow-up and referral to medical and community resources for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1473"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1473"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2324,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1473\/revisions\/2324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcsa.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}