Memory Disorder Resources

The following are links to other web pages that may be useful to doctors, patients, and families of people with memory disorders.

• Alzheimers's Association
• The Alzheimer's Association is a major advocacy group for Alzheimer's disease.  Their web site includes a wealth of information about the disease.
• ADEAR (Alzheimer's Disease Education and Research)
• The National Institute of Aging funds much of the research into memory disorders.  This is their main web site for information on Alzheimer's disease and memory loss.
  
• Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers 
• Many members of MDRS are associated with ADRC's around the country.  People interested in finding out more about research should contact their nearest ADRC, which can be found on this web site.
  
• Memory Loss & the Brain Newsletter
• This newsletter from Rutgers University provides information about memory and the brain for a lay audience.
  

Alzheimer's disease is the most widely known form of memory disorder, but there are a number of other disorders that are also studied by members of the MDRS. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has informational web pages on a number of these disorders:

• Amnesia
• Many members of MDRS study people suffering from anterograde amnesia, which is a loss of the ability to form new memories that can result from many different types of brain disorder.  The most famous case is the person known as H.M. who became amnesic after brain surgery for epilepsy. 
  
• Amnesia is often mischaracterized in film and television.  The 2001 film Memento is a notable exception; this web page discusses what the film got right and what it got wrong about the syndrome of anterograde amnesia.
  
• Parkinson's Disease
• Parkinson's disease is not generally thought of as a memory disorder, but does result in specific kinds of problems with learning of new skills and habits which have been studied by members of MDRS. 
  
• Huntington's Disease
• Huntington's disease is a genetic neurological disorder that also results in specific kinds of memory disorders.  
• Stroke
  
• Stroke can sometimes result in severe memory problems. 
  
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Brain injury can often result in several memory problems.