Cognitive reserve in relation to abeta42 in patients converting from MCI to dementia - a follow-up report.

abstract：AIM:To analyze the relationship between periventricular (PV) and subcortical (SC) white matter lesions (WML) and cognitive function in patients with memory impairment. METHODS:In total, 253 patients with Global Deterioration Scale scores >or=3 who had been referred to a university-based memory unit due to memory compl...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Stenset V,Hofoss D,Berstad AE,Negaard A,Gjerstad L,Fladby T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) are thought to reduce the amount of Abeta peptides by reducing cholesterol from blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid. We performed this meta-analysis to evaluate the preventive and treatment effects of statins on dementia and Alzheimer dise...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Zhou B,Teramukai S,Fukushima M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are two frequent causes of dementia that share both clinical and neuropathological features. Common to both disorders are the neurofibrillary tangles consisting of aggregations of hyperphosphorylated tau protein. Recently, a number of different pathogenic muta...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Ostojic J,Elfgren C,Passant U,Nilsson K,Gustafson L,Lannfelt L,Froelich Fabre S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attention deficits are at the core of the defects in neuropsychological performance which define both dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Most studies have used separate tasks to test different attention abilities in patients with these diagnoses, precluding the assessment of any in...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Fuentes LJ,Fernández PJ,Campoy G,Antequera MM,García-Sevilla J,Antúnez C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:To investigate the influence of established genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease on the speed of disease progression. METHODS:Polymorphisms (in ACE, ApoE, BIN1, CLU, CR1, CST3, EXOC3L2, GWA14q32.13, IL8, LDLR, PICALM, TNK1) of 40 Alzheimer's disease patients from a longitudinal study were analyz...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Schmidt C,Wolff M,von Ahsen N,Zerr I

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) usually represents a transitional phase between normal cognitive function and dementia, but not all people with MCI develop dementia because MCI is a clinically and etiologically heterogeneous grouping. The aim of this study was to compare progression rates to Alzheimer's disease (A...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Lee YM,Park JM,Lee BD,Moon E,Chung YI,Kang CJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of occupational exposure to solvents on cognitive ageing remains unclear. We examined whether long-term occupational exposure is associated with poor cognitive performance in late midlife. METHODS:Participants in the GAZEL cohort, set up in 1989, are employees of the French national electricity a...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Berr C,Vercambre MN,Bonenfant S,Manoux AS,Zins M,Goldberg M

更新日期：2010-01-01 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/AIMS:Conversion rates to dementia are known to be high for patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), but the diagnosis of MCI is very time-consuming. Since the Clock Drawing Test (CDT) is quick to administer, it will be of interest to compare the predictive validity of the CDT and of an MCI diagnosis fo...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Ehreke L,Luppa M,König HH,Villringer A,Riedel-Heller SG

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Increased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tau, decreased CSF amyloid-beta42 (Abeta42) and the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) epsilon4 allele predict progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we investigated these markers to assess their predictive value and influence on...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Blom ES,Giedraitis V,Zetterberg H,Fukumoto H,Blennow K,Hyman BT,Irizarry MC,Wahlund LO,Lannfelt L,Ingelsson M

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：:The H63D mutation in the hemochromatosis gene (HFE) has recently been considered as a risk factor in Alzheimer's disease (AD) with advancing age at onset of the disease, independently of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon4 allele effect. We examined the distribution of the H63D mutation and ApoE genotypes as a functi...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Combarros O,García-Román M,Fontalba A,Fernández-Luna JL,Llorca J,Infante J,Berciano J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Semantic dementia (SD). OBJECTIVE:To identify the pattern of decline of cerebral glucose metabolism in SD using cerebral (18)F-fluoro-2-desoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography scanning ((18)F-FDG-PET). METHODS:Eight patients with SD underwent (18)F-FDG-PET at baseline and at re-examination in average...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Diehl-Schmid J,Grimmer T,Drzezga A,Bornschein S,Perneczky R,Forstl H,Schwaiger M,Kurz A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Corpus callosum atrophy possibly indicates neuronal degeneration in association cortex in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Water diffusivity allows detecting physiological changes that probably occur earlier than structural shrinkage in cerebral regions during the development of AD. OBJECTIVE:To simultaneously inv...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Wang H,Su MY

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：: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:The aims of this study were to validate the newly developed version of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE-III) against standardised neuropsychological tests and its predecessor (ACE-R) in early dementia. METHODS:A total of 61 patients with dementia (frontotemporal dementia, FTD, n = 33, and A...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Hsieh S,Schubert S,Hoon C,Mioshi E,Hodges JR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is generally understood as primarily affecting cognition while sparing motor function, at least until the later stages of the disease. Studies reported over the past 10 years, however, have documented a prevalence of falls in AD patients significantly higher than in age-matched normal elders; ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Sheridan PL,Hausdorff JM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The objective was to examine cohort changes in cognitive function in 2 cohorts of centenarians born 10 years apart. METHODS:The Longitudinal Study of Danish Centenarians comprises all Danes reaching the age of 100 in the period April 1, 1995 through May 31, 1996. A total of 207 out of 276 persons partic...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Engberg H,Christensen K,Andersen-Ranberg K,Jeune B

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study was designed to determine the acceptability, feasibility and validity of measuring quality of life in a representative sample of dementia patients with a generic instrument, the Duke Health Profile. METHOD:The French version of the Duke Health Profile was administered to 148 subjects with a mental ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Novella J,Ankri J,Morrone I,Guillemin F,Jolly D,Jochum C,Ploton L,Blanchard F

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis was performed to provide a realistic image of the efficacy that could be expected after 26 weeks treatment with a 120-mg dose (40 mg t.i.d.) of EGb 761 (EGb). The data were collected during a 52-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed dose, parallel-group, multicenter study. P...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Le Bars PL,Kieser M,Itil KZ

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The aims of this study were to determine baseline factors related to the progression of subjective memory impairment (SMI) in elderly subjects and to develop a new modeling scale to predict progression. METHODS:Elderly subjects with SMI were recruited from the nationwide Clinical Research Centers for D...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Hong YJ,Yoon B,Shim YS,Kim SO,Kim HJ,Choi SH,Jeong JH,Yoon SJ,Yang DW,Lee JH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To explore the presenting and early symptoms of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHOD:Patients with mild dementia fulfilling diagnostic criteria for DLB (n = 61) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) (n = 109) were recruited from outpatient dementia clinics in western Norway. At diagnosis, caregivers were ask...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Auning E,Rongve A,Fladby T,Booij J,Hortobágyi T,Siepel FJ,Ballard C,Aarsland D

更新日期：2011-01-01 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:The ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E (APOE) is associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, attributable risk due to APOE4 varies by region and by race/ethnicity. METHODS:A literature review and meta-analysis were conducted to estimate the prevalence of APOE4 by geographic area among AD patients. RESULT...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Crean S,Ward A,Mercaldi CJ,Collins JM,Cook MN,Baker NL,Arrighi HM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Since detection of the prion protein gene (PRNP) more than 30 mutations have been discovered. Some have only been found in single case reports without known intrafamilial accumulation or neuropathological proof so that the causal connection between mutation and disease could not be proved. Those patient...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Schelzke G,Stoeck K,Eigenbrod S,Grasbon-Frodl E,Raddatz LM,Ponto C,Kretzschmar HA,Zerr I

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：AIMS:To investigate the effects of rivastigmine capsule 3-12 mg/day over 24 weeks on activities of daily living (ADLs) in patients with dementia associated with Parkinson's disease (PDD). METHODS:Post hocanalysis of a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in patients with PDD (>o...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Olin JT,Aarsland D,Meng X

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Numerous groups have confirmed that apolipoprotein E allelic variation accounts for a proportion of the genetic risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, there is a paucity of data on the impact of this locus on the overall risk of dementia (as opposed to AD) in the elderly. Most studies have ascertained ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Tysoe C,Galinsky D,Robinson D,Brayne C,Huppert FA,Dening T,Paykel ES,Easton DF,Rubinsztein DC

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00