The Future of Brain Healthcare

In this episode of I CARE FOR YOUR BRAIN with Dr. Sullivan, board certified neuropsychologist Dr. Karen D. Sullivan shares her 5 predictions for future brain healthcare and how we are moving to a more person-centered or whole-person approach to brain healthcare. Learn more at icfyb.com/

[@craigbennett1751]

thought i would tell you about my essential tremors. my research told be that all helps were weight related or gyroscopic related. through trial and error I found that wrist weights helped me at the dinner table. the 2 lb units are making it so i can drink a glass of water normally, and food will stay on the fork as a normal situation. The wrist bands cost me $2.00 at a second hand store and my neighbour said that they work better than the weighted utencils that her husband used for his parkinsons.

[@DiamondEyez456]

Nah, let me know so I can figure out what I might have to get in place as I work for the public healthcare system.. as a PAB & I do everything to the T that we were taught as far as proper hygiene care, assisting them in the proper form for them & me (cuz I could hurt myself) and the fact that I bring my soft compassionate caring caretaker ways as if it were me in their position.. unlike some 😔🤬 PAB’s, nurses and doctors treat some patients where I wanna explode cuz they see them as less value of a being and ‘just a patient’ not a person - a loving human being deserve the dignity, respect and compassion that they deserve to have especially in such vulnerable state of being. And yes, I work at a neuro rehab center so it’s even more of a reason as to why I say what I say and also worked with those in long-term facilities who have dementia aka multiple types of dementia. It’s NOT easy work yet it’s so rewarding and I feel honored to be able to be the advocate for them, to tune into their needs - even the most complicated of health situations a person is going through & will continue to be going through, being tender and gentle yet also firm.. the firmness I give is for their utmost safety.. for Example: “ring the bell before you get up to get out of bed to go pee.. you could fall.” Even if I know I have to put the bed alarm on with that particular person who has a certain form of dementia. I speak to them always like they are coherent and there b/c that’s dignity and honoring them. Now if they are talking cruel talk, I don’t get harmful at all.. I stay calm and gentle firmness and still treat them with dignity and sometimes have to walk away and come back again.. and well sometimes, you really do have to walk away b/c it can put your physical body in danger yet I never neglect them (some nurses, PAB’s and doctors do which makes me ill to my stomach). So yes, let me know and I can at least prepare some options while I am fully cognizant of what I could potentially do for my well-being when I am no longer there and capable.

[@drumrgrrrl4319]

What is a PAB?

[@maxbonney321]

@@drumrgrrrl4319a nurses orderly. www.kmhc.ca/jobops/Job%20Description%20-%20Nurse%27s%20Aide-Orderly%20PAB.pdf

[@DiamondEyez456]

a nurse assistant..so I bath & change incontinence briefs' (diapers), get patient ready for dinner, help get them dressed and undressed, etc etc etc @@drumrgrrrl4319

[@Knit2stitching]

What are the risks of getting genetic testing for myself in terms of my career as a nurse? My father has ALZ and his older sister had ALZ. I've considered getting tested for APOE but wonder how it will affect my insurance and my job.

[@MaryleaMemaw]

I had the APOE screening several months ago (ordered by my primary doc) and I have a 3 and a 4. I've been having memory issues for over 6 years (I'm 66). I see neurologist for my yearly in a couple of weeks. Hopefully he'll take my complaints more seriously. Amyloid has never been mentioned. It's scary!

[@barbaraperrin2582]

8:27PM CST. Where can I get the latest info on essential tremor? Thank you kindly.

[@cookiebuzz]

I live alone and don’t have children or close relatives. My father had Alzheimer’s. I’m going to be 72 soon and I do worry about getting dementia or Alzheimer’s. I’ve thought about getting tested to see if I’m genetically predisposed mostly from a need to plan for future care. I find it a bit upsetting though. I see my neurologist in a couple months and plan on asking him about this. No predictions for the future from me! Thanks for this video.

[@ryw21]

Surely the future of brain health will be technology (Nuralink) ect…I understand that Nuralink is more for restoring people’s abilities but surely it will be the technology/AI, at the end of the day which will help the other brain disease My son (Sunny) is 3 and he had a stroke when he was in labour, this caused hydrocephalus, Epilepsy, infantile spasms, Dystonia, Dyskinesia, lost his eye sight, and the list goes on, I would like to ask u a question if I may- we have tried nearly every drug and even the kito diet which we have just finished due to gut issues, and we’re now at a crossroad whether to try cannabis or not, iv had good and bad stories but would appreciate your opinion? I enjoy your videos, I have learnt a lot, Thankyou Ryan (Australia)

[@writerinfact1768]

At 67, I tend to think it might be a bit late to start planning for the onset of some form of dementia. I concede that my maternal grandmother was in her late 70s when symptoms became undeniable. But if there is an issue that involves avoiding or reducing neuropsychological damage, why is this only becoming a possibility in 2024? There seems to be a lot of medical knowledge, and even widespread awareness, developed far too late to benefit my generation. In some respects, I feel cheated. Then again, public school was a waste of my time. Twelve years of what felt like terminal boredom.

[@muminab9701]

I am apoe 4/4 so I am f+cked 😭