https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/the-link-between-displaying-a-demented-sense-of-humor-and-dementia-are-some-of-us-on-rp-at-risk <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-67876"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fthe-link-between-displaying-a-demented-sense-of-humor-and-dementia-are-some-of-us-on-rp-at-risk%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+link+between+displaying+a+demented+sense+of+humor+and+dementia%3A+are+some+of+us+on+RP+at+risk%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fthe-link-between-displaying-a-demented-sense-of-humor-and-dementia-are-some-of-us-on-rp-at-risk&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AThe link between displaying a demented sense of humor and dementia: are some of us on RP at risk?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/the-link-between-displaying-a-demented-sense-of-humor-and-dementia-are-some-of-us-on-rp-at-risk" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="03c32d8043d33f5f40e13e22adccf933" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/067/876/for_gallery_v2/fe79ccfa.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/067/876/large_v3/fe79ccfa.jpg" alt="Fe79ccfa" /></a></div></div>Their findings show almost all loved ones saw a change in a patient's sense of humor within the nine years before their diagnosis. Many said the patient developed a sick sense of humor and would laugh at tragic events.<br /><br />"These were marked changes—completely inappropriate humor well beyond the realms of even distasteful humor. For example, one man laughed when his wife badly scalded herself," a researcher explains. Another patient laughed when someone was having an asthma attack, per Nature World Report. Researchers also found the patients tended to prefer slapstick comedy to satirical comedy...<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/11/11/sicker-sense-humor-might-signal-dementia-say-researchers.html?intcmp=hpffo&amp;intcmp=obnetwork">http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/11/11/sicker-sense-humor-might-signal-dementia-say-researchers.html?intcmp=hpffo&amp;intcmp=obnetwork</a><br /><br /><br />Okay, this is your time to shine. Post a photo or meme that best reflects your sense of humor; or lack of one! <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/028/629/qrc/1447259485582.jpg?1447302880"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/11/11/sicker-sense-humor-might-signal-dementia-say-researchers.html?intcmp=hpffo&amp;intcmp=obnetwork">A sicker sense of humor might signal dementia, say researchers | Fox News</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Scientists are exploring what could be an intriguing link between a dark sense of humor and a rare form of dementia.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:34:57 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/the-link-between-displaying-a-demented-sense-of-humor-and-dementia-are-some-of-us-on-rp-at-risk <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-67876"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fthe-link-between-displaying-a-demented-sense-of-humor-and-dementia-are-some-of-us-on-rp-at-risk%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+link+between+displaying+a+demented+sense+of+humor+and+dementia%3A+are+some+of+us+on+RP+at+risk%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fthe-link-between-displaying-a-demented-sense-of-humor-and-dementia-are-some-of-us-on-rp-at-risk&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AThe link between displaying a demented sense of humor and dementia: are some of us on RP at risk?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/the-link-between-displaying-a-demented-sense-of-humor-and-dementia-are-some-of-us-on-rp-at-risk" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="267cb1a8c0ddd522a4649ecf936fc97a" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/067/876/for_gallery_v2/fe79ccfa.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/067/876/large_v3/fe79ccfa.jpg" alt="Fe79ccfa" /></a></div></div>Their findings show almost all loved ones saw a change in a patient's sense of humor within the nine years before their diagnosis. Many said the patient developed a sick sense of humor and would laugh at tragic events.<br /><br />"These were marked changes—completely inappropriate humor well beyond the realms of even distasteful humor. For example, one man laughed when his wife badly scalded herself," a researcher explains. Another patient laughed when someone was having an asthma attack, per Nature World Report. Researchers also found the patients tended to prefer slapstick comedy to satirical comedy...<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/11/11/sicker-sense-humor-might-signal-dementia-say-researchers.html?intcmp=hpffo&amp;intcmp=obnetwork">http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/11/11/sicker-sense-humor-might-signal-dementia-say-researchers.html?intcmp=hpffo&amp;intcmp=obnetwork</a><br /><br /><br />Okay, this is your time to shine. Post a photo or meme that best reflects your sense of humor; or lack of one! <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/028/629/qrc/1447259485582.jpg?1447302880"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/11/11/sicker-sense-humor-might-signal-dementia-say-researchers.html?intcmp=hpffo&amp;intcmp=obnetwork">A sicker sense of humor might signal dementia, say researchers | Fox News</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Scientists are exploring what could be an intriguing link between a dark sense of humor and a rare form of dementia.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> CPO Andy Carrillo, MS Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:34:57 -0500 2015-11-11T23:34:57-05:00 2015-11-11T23:34:57-05:00