The tau R406W mutation causes progressive presenile dementia with bitemporal atrophy.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4). METHODS:AD subjects (n = 43) and controls (n = 47) were recruited and evaluated. In leukocytes, we evaluated two polymorphisms in SLC6A4, the serotonin transporter length...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Yamazaki K,Yoshino Y,Mori T,Okita M,Yoshida T,Mori Y,Ozaki Y,Sao T,Iga J,Ueno S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We have previously reported the results of an extended genome-wide scan of Swedish Alzheimer disease (AD)-affected families; in this paper, we analyzed a subset of these families with autopsy-confirmed AD. METHODS:We report the fine-mapping, using both microsatellite markers and single-nucleotide polym...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Sillén A,Brohede J,Forsell C,Lilius L,Andrade J,Odeberg J,Kimura T,Winblad B,Graff C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data were derived from the Cochrane Collaboration meta-analyses of the efficacies of ginkgo, donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine on changes in cognitive function in patients with dementia and, where necessary, were transformed to standardized mean differences. The proportion of patients discontinuing trials was us...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Kurz A,Van Baelen B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with Alzheimer's disease. Psychosis, agitation, apathy and depression were assessed using standardised measures in 32 patients with mild Alzheimer's disease. METHODS:The level...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Skogseth R,Mulugeta E,Jones E,Ballard C,Rongve A,Nore S,Alves G,Aarsland D

更新日期：2008-01-01 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:Among the different quantitative electroencephalographic markers, theta activity is known to reflect neural resources involved in memory processes and directed attention. Previous studies suggested that synchronization likelihood analysis in theta-band frequency might be a sensitive method to identify early ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Missonnier P,Gold G,Herrmann FR,Fazio-Costa L,Michel JP,Deiber MP,Michon A,Giannakopoulos P

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：AIMS:To describe central nervous system (CNS) drug consumption patterns depending on the time to diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and to check whether the cases diagnosed later are associated with greater severity and consuming more CNS drugs. METHODS:Cross-sectional study using 952 cases of the Registry of Deme...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Calvó-Perxas L,López-Pousa S,Vilalta-Franch J,Turró-Garriga O,Blankenburg M,Febrer L,Flaqué M,Vallmajó N,Aguirregomozcorta M,Genís D,Casas I,Perkal H,Coromina J,Garre-Olmo J,Registry of Dementias of Girona Study Group.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene epsilon 4 allele is known to be associated with late-onset familial and sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). We assessed the possible relationship between APOE genotypes and morphological or functional changes in AD brains by x-ray computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MR...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Tanaka S,Kawamata J,Shimohama S,Akaki H,Akiguchi I,Kimura J,Ueda K

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Dementia cafés are becoming widespread as a new approach to dementia care, but their operational procedures and significance have not been adequately studied. METHODS:On-the-job training (OJT) for professionals planning to operate a dementia café in the future was conducted in a pioneering dementia caf...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Takechi H,Sugihara Y,Matsumoto H,Yamada H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:This study aimed to investigate the possible association of regional cerebral perfusion and sleep loss in Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:55 AD patients were characterized as having (SL) or not having (NSL) nocturnal sleep loss based on standard AD scales assessing sleep over the previous 4 weeks. (9...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Ismail Z,Herrmann N,Francis PL,Rothenburg LS,Lobaugh NJ,Leibovitch FS,Black SE,Lanctôt KL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA) is characterized by impaired word-finding and sentence repetition with phonologic errors but spared motor speech and grammar and semantic knowledge. Although its language deficits have been well studied, the full spectrum of cognitive changes ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Montreuil S,Poulin E,Bergeron D,Sellami L,Verret L,Fortin MP,Poulin S,Macoir J,Hudon C,Bouchard RW,Lavoie M,Laforce R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and its subtypes among Chinese older adults, and the contribution of vascular risk factors (VRF) and vascular disorders to MCI remain unclear. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of MCI and its different subtypes, and clarify the role of VRF an...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Ma F,Wu T,Zhao J,Ji L,Song A,Zhang M,Huang G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The concept of the cognitive reserve (CR) hypothesizes that premorbid factors such as education enable compensation for the manifestation of brain pathology. Accordingly, pathology should be more prominent in individuals with higher CR before becoming clinically apparent. Previously, we found that patients s...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Rolstad S,Nordlund A,Eckerström C,Gustavsson MH,Zetterberg H,Wallin A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cognitive performance of institutionalized elderly in the city of Natal, state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. METHODS:A descriptive, longitudinal study of 85 aged individuals via an interview conducted following the application of a classification form and the Mini-Mental State Examination (...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Medeiros de A Nunes V,Alchieri JC,Azevedo LM,Varela de Oliveira KM,Pereira DA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Existing cognitive measures for moderate-to-severe dementia have shown floor effects and an inability to assess the remaining cognitive function, especially for profound dementia. METHODS:We constructed the Cognitive Test for Severe Dementia (CTSD), which consists of 13 items covering 7 cognitive domai...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Tanaka H,Nagata Y,Uematsu M,Takebayashi T,Hanada K,Inokawa M,Fukuhara K,Ogawa Y,Haga D,Kakegawa Y,Nishikawa T

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The two most frequently examined biomarkers in the diagnosis of dementia are cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tau and beta-amyloid(1-42) (Abeta(1-42)). An assay for tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (phospho-tau) has recently been developed. We studied these three markers in patients with possible Alzheimer's disease (AD; ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Nägga K,Gottfries J,Blennow K,Marcusson J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The preclinical patterns of biological markers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in vivo need further exploration. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate CSF biomarkers, regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and cognitive performance in cognitively healthy older individuals. METHOD:Within a 2-week peri...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Stomrud E,Forsberg A,Hägerström D,Ryding E,Blennow K,Zetterberg H,Minthon L,Hansson O,Londos E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fas antigen (CD95) is a cell surface receptor that mediates cell apoptosis signalling. Recent investigations have shown that Fas-regulated apoptosis was linked to neurodegenerative lesions in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here data regarding the association of two polymorphisms of the Fas pr...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Chiappelli M,Nasi M,Cossarizza A,Porcellini E,Tumini E,Pinti M,Troiano L,Franceschi M,Licastro F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the effects of galantamine and risperidone on agitation in patients with dementia. METHODS:A total of 100 patients with dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms (mean age ± SD: 78.6 ± 7.5 years; 67% female) were included in this 12-week, randomized, parallel-group, controlled, single-center trial. The pa...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Freund-Levi Y,Bloniecki V,Auestad B,Tysen Bäckström AC,Lärksäter M,Aarsland D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:A large proportion of patients at memory disorders clinics are classified as having subjective cognitive impairment (SCI). Previous research has investigated whether particular lifestyle factors known to affect cognition can be useful in differentiating patients who do not show objective evidence of mem...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Andersson C,Marklund K,Walles H,Hagman G,Miley-Akerstedt A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Elderly patients with dementia have a higher risk of falls and fractures as compared to cognitively intact elderly subjects. To investigate whether psychological distress of the caregiver might predispose older persons with Alzheimer disease (AD) to falls and fractures, we performed a prospective cohort...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Maggio D,Ercolani S,Andreani S,Ruggiero C,Mariani E,Mangialasche F,Palmari N,Mecocci P

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：AIMS:The goal of this study is to assess the relationship between quality of life (QoL), neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), psychotropic drug use (PDU) and patient characteristics in a large group of nursing home residents with dementia. METHODS:This cross-sectional observational study included 288 individuals with deme...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Wetzels RB,Zuidema SU,de Jonghe JF,Verhey FR,Koopmans RT

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that the cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is quantitatively associated with white matter lesions (WML), the brains of 63 demented patients exhibiting varying degrees of Alzheimer encephalopathy (AE) were examined, along with those of 10 nondemented control cases. The...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Haglund M,Englund E

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the influence of the alpha1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) polymorphism on Alzheimer-type neuropathological changes and the development of sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD), we studied the relationship between the ACT polymorphism and the severity of Alzheimer-type neuropathological changes in the brains from AD ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Sodeyama N,Yamada M,Itoh Y,Suematsu N,Matsushita M,Otomo E,Mizusawa H

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLAb) may cause both focal ischemic and diffuse brain damage and may be associated with dementia. We have examined the relationship of aPLAb to dementia in the elderly. Blood samples were obtained from 87 consecutive patients with dementia (74 +/- 11 years old) and 69 controls (78 +/- 9 y...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Mosek A,Yust I,Treves TA,Vardinon N,Korczyn AD,Chapman J

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：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