Central nervous system drug consumption depending on the time between symptom onset and the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: an analysis by the Registry of Dementias of Girona.

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：:Thirty patients had mild cognitive impairment and increased homocysteine levels in serum. On average, they were supplemented orally with a high dose of a vitamin B12-B6-folate combination for 270 days. All patients had normal serum B12 and folate levels at baseline. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of the tau protein (CSF-t...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Lehmann M,Regland B,Blennow K,Gottfries CG

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To study the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) at a very early stage and to evaluate clinical markers of presymptomatic AD. SETTING:Longitudinal study at a university hospital. SUBJECTS:A Swedish family harboring a double mutation at codons 670/671 of the APP gene on chromosome 21 was followed longitu...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Wahlund LO,Basun H,Almkvist O,Julin P,Axelman K,Shigeta M,Jelic V,Nordberg A,Lannfelt L

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents a heterogeneous disorder, and several factors have been associated with its development. The presence of the apolipoprotein E type (APOE) epsilon 4 allele has been proposed as a risk factor for AD, but how it influences the development of the characteristic hallmarks of the disease ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Mukaetova-Ladinska EB,Harrington CR,Roth M,Wischik CM

更新日期：1997-09-01 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：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：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: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：:We investigated regional cerebral glucose metabolic rates (rCMRgluc) with positron emission tomography using 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) in 7 monozygotic twin pairs discordant for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Ten healthy volunteers with comparable mean age and educational level served as controls. In the hippoc...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Järvenpää T,Räihä I,Kaprio J,Koskenvuo M,Laine M,Kurki T,Vahlberg T,Viljanen T,Ahonen K,Rinne JO

更新日期：2003-01-01 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/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：:Heart rate variability is used to assess cardiovascular autonomic function. The cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil potentially affects parasympathetic activity. Twenty participants with Alzheimer's disease or dementia with Lewy bodies were treated with donepezil in a pilot study. Power spectral analysis was used to an...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： McLaren AT,Allen J,Murray A,Ballard CG,Kenny RA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) usually presents with clinical and neuroimaging findings consistent with single or multiple intracranial mass lesions. On cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), such lesions are nearly always contrast enhancing, reflecting disruption of the blood-brain barrier at the ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Bakshi R,Mazziotta JC,Mischel PS,Jahan R,Seligson DB,Vinters HV

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：AIMS:The aim of this study was to identify physical and mental health and lifestyle predictors of transition from normal cognition to mild cognitive disorder (MCD). METHODS:A total of 2,082 individuals, aged 60-64 years, were assessed at 2 time-points 4 years apart for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and other MCDs. ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Cherbuin N,Reglade-Meslin C,Kumar R,Jacomb P,Easteal S,Christensen H,Sachdev P,Anstey KJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The membrane-bound glycoprotein, amyloid precursor protein (APP), plays a central role in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The present paper investigates the neuritogenic-neurotoxic properties of this protein and relates them to possible aetiopathological mechanisms in AD. Marked differences in neuritic differentiation were ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Neill D,Hughes D,Leake A,Morris C,Jones D,Oakley A,Edwardson J,Estibeiro P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The capacity to mitigate dementia symptomology despite the prevailing brain pathology has been attributed to cognitive reserve. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to investigate how psychometric performance differs between individuals with a high school versus college education (surrogate measures for medium and h...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Rodriguez FS,Zheng L,Chui HC,Aging Brain: Vasculature, Ischemia, and Behavior Study.

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Estimations of life expectancies (LE) in health and ill health are important for planning future health care support. This study aimed at quantifying whether an increased LE is accompanied by an increase in the duration of life with dementia (DemLE) in Hong Kong SAR. METHODS:Two parameters from a logistic m...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Cheung SL,Yip SF,Branch LG,Robine JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:It has been reported that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX), COX-2, an inducible form of COX, may be involved in the pathology of AD in association with the arachidonic acid cascade. In...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Fujimi K,Noda K,Sasaki K,Wakisaka Y,Tanizaki Y,Iida M,Kiyohara Y,Kanba S,Iwaki T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 genetic polymorphism is a major risk factor for Alzheimer' s disease, hence the possible prevention of its detrimental effects on cognition is of high relevance. METHODS:We used linear regression models to assess associations of APOE e4 with cognitive performance in a populati...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Perna L,Mons U,Rujescu D,Kliegel M,Brenner H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the involvement of NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d)-containing neurons in Alzheimer's disease (AD), NADPH-d enzyme histochemistry in vibratome sections was applied to the superior frontal and superior temporal cortex and the neostriatum in 5 AD and 6 aged control brains. Overall there was a neuronal loss and ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Tao Z,Van Gool D,Lammens M,Dom R

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study aimed at determining the clinical and structural brain magnetic resonance imaging correlates of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The data presented here are from the first wave of the longitudinal Personality and Total Health through Life 60+ project. 2,551 community-dwelling individuals in ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Kumar R,Parslow RA,Jorm AF,Rosenman SJ,Maller J,Meslin C,Anstey KJ,Christensen H,Sachdev PS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A correlation between a 5-nucleotide deletion polymorphism in the A2M gene and an enhanced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) was reported. We studied this polymorphism in sporadic AD patients and patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) by using an electrophoretical separation of PCR products on a Metapho...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Nicosia F,Alberici A,Benussi L,Gasparini L,Ghidoni R,Mazzoli F,Zanetti O,Frisoni GB,Geroldi C,Binetti G

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Baylor Profound Mental Status Examination (BPMSE) was modeled to provide a brief patient-derived rating scale for staging and tracking patients with severe stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:The BPMSE was administered to 91 patients with probable AD (Korean version of the MMSE less than 16) acc...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Na HR,Lee SH,Lee JS,Doody RS,Kim SY

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00