Care of the delirious patient.

abstract：:Central cholinergic circuits of human brain can be tested non-invasively by coupling electrical peripheral stimulation with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the motor cortex. The short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI) is reduced in cholinergic forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer disease (AD) and dementia w...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Nardone R,Golaszewski S,Ladurner G,Tezzon F,Trinka E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To detect the main factors associated with the occurrence of specific geriatric syndromes (namely pressure sores, fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence and falls) in elderly patients during hospitalization. DESIGN:Observational prospective study. SETTING:Eighty-one community and university hospitals thro...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Mecocci P,von Strauss E,Cherubini A,Ercolani S,Mariani E,Senin U,Winblad B,Fratiglioni L

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously localized a locus causing familial nonspecific dementia to the centromeric region of chromosome 3 in a pedigree from the Jutland area of Denmark. This pedigree shows anticipation. Here we present further analysis of these anticipation data which are suggestive of trinucleotide repeat expansion invol...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Ashworth A,Lloyd S,Brown J,Gydesen S,Sorensen SA,Brun A,Englund E,Humphreys C,Housman D,Badura M,Stanton V Jr,Taylor K,Cameron J,Munroe D,Johansson J,Rossor M,Fisher EM,Collinge J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Limited research has been done on the functional connectivity in visuoperceptual regions in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) patients. This study aimed to investigate the functional connectivity differences between a task condition and an inter-task resting state condition within a visuoperceptual paradigm, in DLB ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Chabran E,Roquet D,Gounot D,Sourty M,Armspach JP,Blanc F

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of white matter changes in Alzheimer's disease either under- or overestimates the findings on neuropathology. Postmortem MRI and neuropathological examination were performed on 6 brains from elderly individuals with a postmortem diagnosis of AD. Using a specially de...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Bronge L,Bogdanovic N,Wahlund LO

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We identified and studied 13 patients carrying the P301L mutation in the MAPT gene from the same area (Baix Llobregat County) in Barcelona, Spain. METHODS:The demographic and clinical features were reviewed retrospectively. Detailed neuropathological characterization was obtained in 9 subjects. To inve...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Borrego-Écija S,Morgado J,Palencia-Madrid L,Grau-Rivera O,Reñé R,Hernández I,Almenar C,Balasa M,Antonell A,Molinuevo JL,Lladó A,Martínez de Pancorbo M,Gelpi E,Sánchez-Valle R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the second most prevalent dementia after Alzheimer's disease (AD). We compared 29 FTD and 90 AD caregivers with respect to burden, health-related quality of life (HQoL) and coping. FTD caregivers were more burdened than AD caregivers, and caregivers of patients who were demented for sh...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Riedijk SR,De Vugt ME,Duivenvoorden HJ,Niermeijer MF,Van Swieten JC,Verhey FR,Tibben A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previously, key studies of the risk profile for post-surgical delirium have focused on general medical and non-elective patients, few have examined elective cohorts. Accurate prediction is imperative for clinical trials and prevention strategies. AIMS/HYPOTHESIS:Our hypothesis was that subtle pre-operative ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Lowery DP,Wesnes K,Ballard CG

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may affect the risk of cognitive decline in older adults. METHODS:Cross-sectional analysis was conducted among 720 (50.4% women) participants aged 68-92 years (mean age: 77.6, SD ±6.2) of the population-based KORA-Age study. Eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoi...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Lukaschek K,von Schacky C,Kruse J,Ladwig KH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypovitaminosis D is associated with executive dysfunction as a whole. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine whether lower vitamin D levels were associated with mental flexibility, information updating, or cognitive and motor inhibition among older adults. METHODS:One hundred Caucasian ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Annweiler C,Maby E,Meyerber M,Beauchet O

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholics often develop personality and behavioural changes, social and personal neglect, confabulation, lack of insight, empathy and emotional control. Such symptoms would increase the risk of engagement in and exposure to acts of violence and criminal activities carrying a risk of physical damage including head tra...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Brun A,Andersson J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To evaluate whether dementia patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs have a higher mortality compared to unexposed patients, and to investigate whether there are differences in mortality associated with exposure to conventional versus atypical antipsychotic drugs. METHODS:Retrospective population cohor...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Musicco M,Palmer K,Russo A,Caltagirone C,Adorni F,Pettenati C,Bisanti L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the applicability and psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Disability Assessment of Dementia scale (DAD-I) in a community-residing population with early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:The DAD-I was administered to the primary caregivers of 159 patients (mean age +/- SD 77.1 +...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： De Vreese LP,Caffarra P,Savarè R,Cerutti R,Franceschi M,Grossi E,Multicentre Study Group.

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low muscle strength and muscle mass are associated with adverse outcomes in older hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to assess the association between cognitive functioning and muscle strength and muscle mass in hospitalized older patients. METHODS:This prospective inception cohort included 37...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： van Dam R,Van Ancum JM,Verlaan S,Scheerman K,Meskers CGM,Maier AB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in dementia have received much attention due to their high prevalence and their significant implications. NPS in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a clinical concept proposed as an intermediate state between normal aging and dementia, is now gradually gaining in interest. We ai...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Martin E,Velayudhan L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationships between cognitive impairment and apathy in patients with early Huntington's disease (HD) and to further explore the influence of depression on the outcome of cognitive changes associated with apathy. METHODS:We included 36 early HD patients, among them 20 were apathetic (HDA)...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Baudic S,Maison P,Dolbeau G,Boissé MF,Bartolomeo P,Dalla Barba G,Traykov L,Bachoud-Lévi AC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antioxidants prevent oxidative stress that possibly causes neuronal loss in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We examined whether high plasma levels of the antioxidant vitamins A and E were associated with lower prevalence of AD or cognitive decline (CD). We performed a cross-sectional study within the Rotterdam Study. In an ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Engelhart MJ,Ruitenberg A,Meijer J,Kiliaan A,van Swieten JC,Hofman A,Witteman JC,Breteler MM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current increase in aged individuals in number and proportion of the general population warrants dependable strategies to improve early detection of cognitive impairment. It was the goal of the present study to develop a triage for bedside testing and outpatient services. In a prospective clinical cohort study at ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Beinhoff U,Hilbert V,Bittner D,Gron G,Riepe MW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Both personality changes and behavioural and psychological symptoms (BPS) may be associated with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in later life and help identify incipient dementia. We wished to investigate the links between personality and BPS in MCI. METHOD:We studied premorbid personality traits ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Mendez Rubio M,Antonietti JP,Donati A,Rossier J,von Gunten A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To compare neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies(DLB). METHODS:Neuropsychiatric symptoms and caregiver distress were assessed using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) in mild DLB (n = 57) and AD (n = 126), and compared across the two groups ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Bjoerke-Bertheussen J,Ehrt U,Rongve A,Ballard C,Aarsland D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although QOL is an important indicator to assess multiple facets of life, the QOL of Alzheimer's disease (AD) subjects with impaired cognitive ability due to dementia has not yet been fully investigated. In this study, we developed the Japanese version of the Quality of Life-Alzheimer's disease (QOL-AD) scal...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Matsui T,Nakaaki S,Murata Y,Sato J,Shinagawa Y,Tatsumi H,Furukawa TA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bright light treatment is a therapeutic intervention mainly used to treat sleep and circadian disturbances in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Recently, a handful of studies also focused on the effect on cognition and behavior. Conflicting findings are reported in the literature, and no definite conclusion...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Mitolo M,Tonon C,La Morgia C,Testa C,Carelli V,Lodi R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We investigated the histopathological correlates of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) in participants with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or cerebrovascular disease, and in aged controls. METHODS:We reviewed 57 participants who had neuropathology and in whom neuroimaging was done. In addition to AD pathol...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Shim YS,Yang DW,Roe CM,Coats MA,Benzinger TL,Xiong C,Galvin JE,Cairns NJ,Morris JC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lifestyle and vascular factors have been linked to dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the role of dietary fats in the development of dementia is less clear. METHODS:Participants were derived from random, population-based samples initially studied in midlife (1972, 1977, 1982, or 1987). Fat intake fr...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Laitinen MH,Ngandu T,Rovio S,Helkala EL,Uusitalo U,Viitanen M,Nissinen A,Tuomilehto J,Soininen H,Kivipelto M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:To estimate the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatment in Aragon (Spain), analyzing differences according to age, gender and health area. METHODS:Retrospective study on AD treatment prevalence of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine during 2005, using pharmaco-epidemiological data from pres...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Villar-Fernández I,Bjerrum L,Feja C,Rabanaque MJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Memantine is a moderate affinity N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist approved for treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In AD, tau is abnormally hyperphosphorylated. However, no significant changes of phosphorylated tau levels in CSF are found at follow-up in studies with AD patients. It has been shown...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Degerman Gunnarsson M,Kilander L,Basun H,Lannfelt L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The objective of this study was to investigate the relation between impaired fine motor skills in Parkinson disease (PD) patients and their cognitive status, and to determine whether fine motor skills are more impaired in PD patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) than in non-MCI patients. METHODS:Twenty PD...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Dahdal P,Meyer A,Chaturvedi M,Nowak K,Roesch AD,Fuhr P,Gschwandtner U

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is regarded as a precursor to dementia, but not all patients with MCI develop dementia. We followed up 165 elderly outpatients with MCI for a mean of 3 years. The aims were (1) to investigate the risk of conversion to dementia for different MCI subtypes diagnosed according to standardiz...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Ravaglia G,Forti P,Maioli F,Martelli M,Servadei L,Brunetti N,Pantieri G,Mariani E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Verbal fluency patterns can assist in differential diagnosis during neuropsychological assessment and identify individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). While evidence suggests that subjects with AD perform worse on category fluency than letter fluency tasks, the pattern in mild cogni...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Rinehardt E,Eichstaedt K,Schinka JA,Loewenstein DA,Mattingly M,Fils J,Duara R,Schoenberg MR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The diagnosis of delirium is not supported by specific biomarkers. In a previous study, high neopterin levels were found in patients with a postoperative delirium. In the present study, we investigated levels of neopterin, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in acutely ill admi...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Egberts A,Wijnbeld EH,Fekkes D,van der Ploeg MA,Ziere G,Hooijkaas H,van der Cammen TJ,Mattace-Raso FU

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00