Cognitive assessment in elderly residents of long-stay institutions.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The beta amyloid aggregations present in Alzheimer's disease affect neurons through various toxic alterations. The aim of this study was to determine the expression of the vitamin D receptor (VDR), 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 24-hydroxylase (an accelerator of vitamin D catabolism), and the L-type voltage-sensi...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Dursun E,Gezen-Ak D,Yilmazer S

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the major genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) and has also been implicated in cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline and cognitive changes in healthy ageing. The aim of this paper is to systematically review and critically assess the association between the APOE ge...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Cherbuin N,Leach LS,Christensen H,Anstey KJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study undiagnosed diseases in older people with and without dementia. DESIGN:Cross-sectional population-based study in Lieto, southwestern Finland. PARTICIPANTS:All the inhabitants aged 64 and more in Lieto. Participation rate was 82% (n = 1,260). MEASUREMENTS:Dementia and its subtypes were diagnosed ac...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Löppönen MK,Isoaho RE,Räihä IJ,Vahlberg TJ,Loikas SM,Takala TI,Puolijoki H,Irjala KM,Kivelä SL

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We screened for tau gene mutations among 24 Japanese (6 familial and 18 sporadic cases) and 4 Polish patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) using PCR-SSCP analysis followed by DNA sequencing. We identified 2 missense mutations in exon 10: N279K and P301L in 2 Japanese patients with familial FTD. Additionally 3 DN...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Kowalska A,Asada T,Arima K,Kumakiri C,Kozubski W,Takahashi K,Tabira T

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：: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：: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：:We investigated whether an index based on clinical features, electroencephalogram and computed tomography is useful to predict survival in early Alzheimer's disease. One hundred and sixty-three consecutively referred patients to an outpatient memory clinic and first diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (105 'probable' a...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Claus JJ,van Gool WA,Teunisse S,Walstra GJ,Kwa VI,Hijdra A,Verbeeten B Jr,Koelman JH,Bour LJ,Ongerboer De Visser BW

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We purposed to investigate the relationship between cerebral abnormalities detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cognitive performance in nondemented outpatients with heart failure (HF). METHODS:In 58 patients with HF neuropsychological assessment was performed including tests of mental spee...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Vogels RL,Oosterman JM,van Harten B,Gouw AA,Schroeder-Tanka JM,Scheltens P,van der Flier WM,Weinstein HC

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Seventeen patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD), 7 patients with frontal lobe dementia (FLD) and 19 control subjects (NOR) were examined by (99m)Tc-d,l- hexamethylpropylene amine oxime ((99m)Tc-HMPAO) SPECT. Images were standardised in the same 3D space and averaged within each group. After normalisation, th...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Pagani M,Salmaso D,Ramström C,Jonsson C,Lundqvist R,Thurfjell L,Schnell PO,Wägner A,Jacobsson H,Larsson SA

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：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：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: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/AIMS:Catechol-O-methyltransferase, encoded by the COMT gene, is one of the enzymes that degrade dopamine. The aim of this study was to investigate whether polymorphisms in the COMT gene were associated with delirium. METHODS:Patients aged 65 years and older, acutely admitted to the medical department or to ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： van Munster BC,Baas F,Tanck MW,de Rooij SE

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：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：: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：: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: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/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：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 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：AIMS:To perform an item analysis of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) versus the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in the prediction of cognitive impairment, and to examine the characteristics of different MoCA threshold scores. METHODS:135 subjects enrolled in a longitudinal clinicopathologic study were adm...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Damian AM,Jacobson SA,Hentz JG,Belden CM,Shill HA,Sabbagh MN,Caviness JN,Adler CH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) and the EXIT-25 have emerged as 2 widely used screening instruments for executive dysfunction, but their screening properties have not been evaluated in a head-to-head comparison. METHODS:Prospective cohort study of 92 individuals presenting for cognitive assessment...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Moorhouse P,Gorman M,Rockwood K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of dementia; (2) to explore the association between agitation and other clinical variables, including disease severity, functional impairment and other neuropsychiatric symptoms, and (...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Senanarong V,Cummings JL,Fairbanks L,Mega M,Masterman DM,O'Connor SM,Strickland TL

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00