Patterns of loss of basic activities of daily living in Alzheimer patients: A cross-sectional study of the French REAL cohort.

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：: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/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:We examined the potential impact of vascular risk factors including copeptin - a robust surrogate marker of arginine vasopressin associated with the metabolic syndrome and diabetes risk - on future cognitive abilities in a population-based cohort. METHODS:Participants (n = 933) were investigated using ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Tufvesson E,Melander O,Minthon L,Persson M,Nilsson PM,Struck J,Nägga K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We aimed to establish the prevalence of depression among recently admitted long-term care patients and to examine associations with diagnostic initiatives and treatment as recorded in patients' medical records. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eighty-eight long-term care patients were included. Depression was diagnosed acco...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Iden KR,Engedal K,Hjorleifsson S,Ruths S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Depressive symptoms are commonly observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The underlying mechanisms of depressive symptoms in AD remain unclear; frontolimbic circuitry dysfunction may play a role. We aimed to investigate the microstructural integrity of frontolimbic connectivity of specific fiber tracts in...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Zhu Q,Lin M,Bi S,Ni Z,Zhao J,Chen B,Fan G,Shang X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The assessment of executive function (EF) and activities of daily living (ADL) are important elements in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. METHODS:Following a comprehensive search in three databases, a random-effects meta-analysis was used to investigate the association between ADL ability and seventeen...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Martyr A,Clare L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the history of the development of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) using the diagnostic category of delirium as an example. It also attempts to show how clinical practice and experience has molded the current conceptualization of delirium in DSM-IV. The ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Tucker GJ

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of the cerebral white matter (WM) in experimental models of hypoxia and ischemia has been for a long time neglected, the interest of investigators being focused on the response of the neuronal population. The increasing frequency with which modern neuroimaging techniques disclose alterations of the WM of pos...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Pantoni L

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The familial aggregation of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) might be caused by the clustering of genetic risk factors in families. This study investigates the influence of variants of candidate genes on the familial aggregation of AD. METHODS:The occurrence of AD was examined in 1,420 first-degree relati...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Heun R,Ptok U,Kölsch H,Maier W,Jessen F

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:It has been questioned whether cognitive and behavioral scales sufficiently address the impact of dementia on the everyday life of patients. Therefore, other instruments are used, such as scales of activities of daily living (ADL). Our goal was to analyze variables influencing the appraisal of ADL. METH...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Jonas C,Schiffczyk C,Lahmeyer C,Mueller F,Riepe MW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gait speed (GS) is a predictor of negative outcomes in older adults and in those in risk to develop cognitive impairment; as such, it has been associated with dementia. Studies in Latin-American older adults showing this association are scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between GS and d...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Garcia-Cifuentes E,Márquez I,Vasquez D,Aguillon D,Borda MG,Lopera F,Cano-Gutierrez C

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently used criteria for the diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease requires the presence of cognitive deficit in addition to loss of episodic memory. The recent developments in drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease have highlighted the importance of early diagnosis and the need to characterise the cognitive p...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Perry RJ,Hodges JR

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The prevalence of cognitive symptoms in recently diagnosed Parkinson's disease (PD) patients may be as high as 60%. We report a novel deep brain stimulation (DBS) strategy targeting both motor and cognitive symptoms. METHODS:A PD patient diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment underwent DBS surgery tar...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Nombela C,Lozano A,Villanueva C,Barcia JA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Because poor lung function may be a risk factor for cognitive decline, we aimed to test the association of respiratory function with cognitive function and dementia later in life, as well as potential effect modification by APOE epsilon4 carrier status. METHODS:In a prospective population-based cohort ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Giltay EJ,Nissinen A,Giampaoli S,Kromhout D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The relationship between subcortical hyperintensities (SH) on brain MRI and gait parameters in aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is unclear. This study compared gait in 42 mild AD patients to 22 normal controls (NC) based on their SH severity and correlated them to SH burden in these groups. METHODS:G...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Nadkarni NK,McIlroy WE,Mawji E,Black SE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our aim was to evaluate and compare the diagnostic properties of 5 screening tests for the diagnosis of mild Alzheimer disease (AD). METHODS:We conducted a prospective and cross-sectional study of 92 patients with mild AD and of 68 healthy controls from our Department of Neurology. The diagnostic properties...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Matías-Guiu JA,Valles-Salgado M,Rognoni T,Hamre-Gil F,Moreno-Ramos T,Matías-Guiu J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

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 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：:We have previously reported that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) was expressed on vascular endothelial cells from postmortem specimens of demented but not cognitively normal subjects. In the present study, we examined skin biopsies from 35 living patients who were either normal or had a clinical diagnosis of p...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Styren SD,Styren GC,DeKosky ST

更新日期：1998-01-01 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: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：:The Non-Communicative Patient's Pain Assessment Instrument (NOPPAIN) is a nursing assistant-administered instrument for assessing pain behaviors in patients with dementia. This study investigated the validity of the NOPPAIN. Twenty-one nursing assistants (NAs) with no prior training in using the NOPPAIN watched six vi...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Snow AL,Weber JB,O'Malley KJ,Cody M,Beck C,Bruera E,Ashton C,Kunik ME

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amygdala is severely atrophied at post-mortem in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), and may contribute to the prominent behavioural changes that are early features of FTLD. The aim of this study was to assess amygdala atrophy using MRI in the main syndromic variants of FTLD and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Bra...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Whitwell JL,Sampson EL,Watt HC,Harvey RJ,Rossor MN,Fox NC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 21 patients suffering from Binswanger's disease (BD) and in 53 patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, we measured cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of somatostatin-like immunoreactivity (SLI), high molecular weight form somatostatin (HMV-SST), somatostatin-25/28 (SST-25/28), somatostatin-14 (SST-14), D...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Strittmatter M,Hamann GF,Grauer MT,Cramer H,Schimrigk K

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:A substantive overlap between the clinical syndromes of frontal lobe dementia (FLD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), or primary progressive aphasia (PPA), and corticobasal degeneration syndrome (CBDS) has been demonstrated in a population of 55 patients followed for more than 3 years in a cognitive neurology clinic. Pa...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Kertesz A,Davidson W,Munoz DG

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene for apolipoprotein E (APOE) is polymorphic, and its variant APOE4 is a major risk factor for the development of Alzheimer-type dementia (AD). Another risk factor for AD appears to be negative cobalamin balance, which is very common in elderly people. Cobalamin and folate are interdependent and essential compo...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Regland B,Blennow K,Germgård T,Koch-Schmidt AC,Gottfries CG

更新日期：1999-07-01 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: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