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ClevelandClinicLou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Two Partners, OneMission
ClevelandClinicisrankedamongthenation’stop
hospitalsbyU.S.News & World Report.Keep
MemoryAlive(KMA)wasfoundedin1996byLarry
Ruvotoraiseawarenessandfundsforimproved
treatmentandacureforneurocognitivedisorders.
In2009,theypartneredtoformClevelandClinic
LouRuvoCenterforBrainHealth,providing
continuingcareforpatientswithcognitivedisorders
andfortheirfamilymembers.Together,thecenter
andKMAarecommittedtoprolonginghealthy,vital
aginginpeopleatriskfordementiaandother
memoryimpairments.
The Scourge of Alzheimer’sDisease
Consider these alarming facts:
• In2009,someoneintheUnitedStates
developedAlzheimer’sdiseaseevery
70seconds.Bymid-century,thatinterval
willshrinkto33seconds.
• Asof2009,anestimated5.3million
AmericanshadAlzheimer’sdisease.
• By2050,anestimated16millionAmericans
coulddevelopAlzheimer’sdisease.
• Theaveragecostfromdiagnosistodeathis
$174,000perpatient,makingAlzheimer’s
thethirdmostexpensivediseaseintheU.S.
But, there is hope …
• Delayingonsetofthediseasebyfiveyears
wouldcuttheincidenceby50percent.
• Delayingonsetby10yearswoulderadicate
thediseasealtogether.
ContactUs
ClevelandClinicLouRuvoCenterforBrainHealth888WestBonnevilleAve.LasVegas,NV89106
Toscheduleanappointment,call702.483.6000.
Tolearnmoreaboutourcenter,visitclevelandclinic.org/brainhealth.
TolearnhowtomakeaninvestmentinKeepMemoryAliveasafriendorvolunteer,call702.263.9797orvisitkeepmemoryalive.org.
Forcareeropportunities,gotoclevelandclinic-jobs.comandtypeinthekeywordLasVegas.
ClevelandClinic9500EuclidAve.Cleveland,OH44195
WeoffercomplimentaryassistanceforpatientsandfamiliesvisitingCleveland.Call800.223.2273, ext. [email protected].
TolearnmoreaboutClevelandClinic,visitclevelandclinic.org.
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CreatingMemories
Fellowshipandfundraising
KeepMemoryAliveoperatesspacededicatedtocreatingmemoriesforindividualswhohostandattendeventsintheFrankGehry-designedLifeActivityCenter.RevenuesbenefitKMA’scommitmenttoeradicatingmemorydisorders.Forinformationonspaceavailability,contactKeepMemoryAliveat702.263.9797.
AboutUsClevelandClinic
ClevelandClinicisanonprofit,multispecialtyacademicmedicalcenter,consistentlyrankedamongthetophospitalsinAmericabyU.S.News & World Report.Foundedin1921,itisdedicatedtoprovidingqualityspecializedcareandincludesanoutpatientclinic,ahospitalwithmorethan1,300staffedbeds,aneducationinstituteandaresearchinstitute.
ClevelandClinicNeurologicalInstitute
ThemultidisciplinaryNeurologicalInstituteisinternationallyknownforsuperiordiagnosisandtreatmentofneurologicaldisordersrangingfromthecommontothemostcomplex.Morethan250specialistscombineclinicalexpertise,academicachievementandinnovativeresearchtoacceleratetransferofinvestigationaltherapiesunavailableelsewhere,forthebenefitofadultandpediatricpatients.
KeepMemoryAlive
KeepMemoryAliveraisesawarenessandfundstosupportresearchandtreatmentforneurocognitivedisorders,andalsoenjoysmakinganationalimpactthroughitscollabora-tiveresearchinitiativesandpublicpolicywork.KeepMemoryAliveisdedicatedtocreatingandpreservingmemory.
Supportingthecaregiver
Weviewcaregiverservicesasanintegralpartofourmission.Complementingexcellentmedicalcare,ourfocusoncaregiversaffirmsthatneurocognitivedisordersimpactnotjustthepatient,buteveryoneinvolvedincareandsupport.Amongtheofferingforcaregiversandfamiliesare:
• Social services Professionalswhoworkwithcaregiverstoidentifyneedsanddevelopstrategiesforcareoverthecourseofthedisease.Counselingisavailable.
• EducationClassesandworkshopstoofferinformationonneurocognitivedisordersandtheirprofoundimpactontheindividual,caregiverandfamily.
• Caregiver well beingProgramstohelpcaregiversmaintaintheirphysicalandemotionalwellbeing.
• Support groupsAwarm,welcomingsettinginwhichtoshareinformationandexperienceswithotherswhounderstandtheuniquecircumstancesofcaringforalovedonewithamemorydisorder.
• Library Hundredsofbooks,DVDs,onlineandotherresourcesonabroadrangeofsubjectsrelatedtocaregivingforaneurocognitivedisorder.
• EventsSpecialeventstoprovidesupportandhopeandtobuildasenseofcommunityamongcaregiversandfamilies.
Carewithoutborders
CareextendsbeyondourLasVegasfacility,withpatientsinneedreceivingreferralstoClevelandClinicNeurologicalInstituteinClevelandandelsewhereintheClevelandClinichealthsystem.Patients’primarycareandotherphysiciansremaininvolvedthroughClevelandClinic’selectronicmedicalrecords,whichareaccessibletopatientsandhealthcareprovidersalike.
PreservingMemory
Patientprograms
Patientsreceiveexpertdiagnosisandongoing
treatmentatClevelandClinicLouRuvoCenterfor
BrainHealthlocationsinLasVegas,Nevada,and
Cleveland,Ohio.Weadvocateamultidisciplinary,
patient-focusedapproach,promotingcollaboration
acrossallcareproviders.Thefacilityofferspatients
acontinuumofcare,infusingeducationand
researchintoallthatitdoes.
On-site outpatient services include:
• evaluation• neuroimaging• treatment• clinicaltrials• caregiverservices• familycare
InadditiontoAlzheimer’sdisease,weevaluateandtreatothercausesofcognitivelosssuchasALS,Huntington’sdisease,Parkinson’sdisease,depression,headtraumaandvasculardiseaseofthebrain.
Our standard diagnostic evaluation includes:
• neuropsychiatricmedicalexamination• laboratorytests• brainMRI• cognitivefunctionevaluation
Thecenteroffersthemostup-to-dateandtechnologicallyadvanceddiagnosticimagingservices,performedbyoneoftheleadingneuroimagingacademicmedicalcentersintheworld.Weoffersame-dayaccessforimagingservicesandresultsareoftenavailablewithin24hours.
Basedontheresults,wechartanindividualizedtreatmentplanforeachperson,whichmayincludemedication,cognitiverehabilitation,physicalexerciseandpsychiatriccare.