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Actress Lea Thompson hosts new, free Video
to help people with Alzheimer’s Disease
Newswise, April 21, 2011-- Film and
television actress Lea Thompson is the host
of the American Academy of Neurology
Foundation’s latest patient education free
video and guidebook, Alzheimer’s Disease: A
Guide for Patients and Families.
The video and guidebook are aimed at
answering important questions for newly
diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease patients and
their caregivers and can be viewed and
downloaded for free at www.aan.com/patients.
A DVD and printed booklet can also be
ordered from www.aan.com/patients.
In addition, free copies of the DVD and
guidebook were made available to
neurologists at the Annual Meeting of the
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in
Honolulu, April 9-16, 2011, to take back to
their clinics and share with patients.
Thompson, a longtime and renowned film and
TV star, has starred in the blockbuster Back
to the Future trilogy, as well as Some Kind
of Wonderful and her own NBC television
comedy Caroline in the City. She is featured
on the cover of the April/May issue of
Neurology Now® magazine discussing her
experiences caring for family with dementia.
Fellows of the AAN David S. Knopman, MD, and
Ronald C. Petersen, PhD, MD, both of the
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, also appear in
the video with expert advice to help
patients and families. The DVD presents an
overview of living with Alzheimer’s disease,
along with treatment options and tips on
adjusting to changes that come with living
daily with the disorder. The guidebook also
provides a list of trusted resources for the
estimated five million people living with
Alzheimer’s disease.
In addition, the video will be broadcast in
several television markets, including
Washington, Detroit, San Francisco, Atlanta
and St. Louis. Dates and air times will be
announced on AAN.com in late spring. To
obtain your free video or for more
information, contact (800) 879-1960 or
memberservices@aan.com.
Alzheimer’s Disease: A Guide for Patients
and Families is a presentation of the
American Academy of Neurology Foundation and
is sponsored by Janssen Alzheimer
Immunotherapy Research & Development, LLC,
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research &
Development, LLC, and Ortho-McNeil-Janssen
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The American Academy of Neurology Foundation
(AAN Foundation) raises money to support
vital research into the prevention,
treatment and cure of brain disorders. The
AAN Foundation is committed to improving
patient care, quality of life and public
understanding of the brain and other
neurologic disorders.
The American Academy of Neurology, an
association of more than 22,500 neurologists
and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated
to promoting the highest quality
patient-centered neurologic care. A
neurologist is a doctor with specialized
training in diagnosing, treating and
managing disorders of the brain and nervous
system such as stroke, Alzheimer’s disease,
epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and multiple
sclerosis. For more information, visit www.aan.com.
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