Recently my husband faced an cricis episode at the nursing center where he resides in the dementia unit. He was diagnosed in 2003 with Alzheimer's and then stopped walking altogether. He could no longer hold the telephone and converse with me. He could no longer follow a conversation and respond appropriately. He slept most of the day and night. After giving him Pycnogenol, a month later he was able to talk with me on the telephone, follow the conversation and respond, and the nurses have to convince him that he needs his nap in the afternoon. What a difference. Pycnogenol has boosted the brain power he has left over after many years with Alzheimer's. The goal was to boost his quality of life, and it did just that.