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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. 55580oremailmedicalconcierge@ccf.org.

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.