Still Alice - a look at early-onset dementia

A recent piece in The Conversation by two neuroscience researchers looks at the significance of the film Still Alice, which has just opened around Australia. Still Alice: a rare look at how dementia steals memories from millions by Muireann Irish and Rebekah Ahmed points out that younger-onset dementia affects around 54 in every 100,000 people aged between 30 and 65 across the population. "There are now even calls for care facilities to adapt so they can cater for these often physically healthy people."

The film is based on the book of the same title by Lisa Genova.  It was written in 2007 and is available for loan from various libraries, including Port Macquarie Base Hospital Clinical Library.