Galantamine versus risperidone for agitation in people with dementia: a randomized, twelve-week, single-center study.

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: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：:We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of our French version of Addenbrooke's cognitive examination (ACE) to detect dementia in our patient population. One hundred and fifty-eight cases were included in the study. In our patient series, the sensitivity for diagnosing dementia with a Mini-Mental State Examination...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Bier JC,Donckels V,Van Eyll E,Claes T,Slama H,Fery P,Vokaer M

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：: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：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: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：:Although myoclonus commonly occurs in a later stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the pathological basis of this symptom is still unclear. In order to elucidate the neuropathological substrate of myoclonus in AD, we quantitatively assessed neuronal density and volume, with a discrimination between small and large neuro...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Fukutani Y,Cairns NJ,Everall IP,Chadwick A,Isaki K,Lantos PL

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND/AIM:To estimate the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatment in Aragon (Spain), analyzing differences according to age, gender and health area. METHODS:Retrospective study on AD treatment prevalence of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine during 2005, using pharmaco-epidemiological data from pres...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Villar-Fernández I,Bjerrum L,Feja C,Rabanaque MJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the sensitivity and specificity of the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test (HVLT) for demented patients (n = 82, using NINCDS criteria) and 114 healthy controls--equivalent in age, years of education and gender-ratio--from the Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing. The HVLT 'Total Rec...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Hogervorst E,Combrinck M,Lapuerta P,Rue J,Swales K,Budge M

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease (AD). We hypothesized that the first symptoms associated with FTD would be different from those seen in AD and that the first symptoms in FTD would reflect loss of function in the frontal region with the greatest degree of degeneration. The obj...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Lindau M,Almkvist O,Kushi J,Boone K,Johansson SE,Wahlund LO,Cummings JL,Miller BL

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is regarded as a precursor to dementia, but not all patients with MCI develop dementia. We followed up 165 elderly outpatients with MCI for a mean of 3 years. The aims were (1) to investigate the risk of conversion to dementia for different MCI subtypes diagnosed according to standardiz...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Ravaglia G,Forti P,Maioli F,Martelli M,Servadei L,Brunetti N,Pantieri G,Mariani E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In a previous study, low-frequency (0.5 Hz) cranial electrostimulation (CES) neither improved the rest-activity rhythm nor reduced the level of salivary cortisol in patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD). To investigate whether the frequency of CES was responsible for these negative findings, we set ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Scherder E,Knol D,van Tol MJ,van Someren E,Deijen JB,Swaab D,Scheltens P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The aim of the study was to investigate the association of postoperative delirium with the outcomes of cognitive impairment, functional disability and death. METHODS:Hip surgery patients aged 60 years or over (n = 200) underwent preoperative and daily postoperative assessment of their cognitive status ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Bickel H,Gradinger R,Kochs E,Förstl H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low muscle strength and muscle mass are associated with adverse outcomes in older hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to assess the association between cognitive functioning and muscle strength and muscle mass in hospitalized older patients. METHODS:This prospective inception cohort included 37...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： van Dam R,Van Ancum JM,Verlaan S,Scheerman K,Meskers CGM,Maier AB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) patients show prefrontal cortex dysfunction and atrophy. METHODS:We investigated whether executive function in conjunction with prefrontal cortex atrophy discriminates bvFTD and Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients efficiently at presentation. RESULTS:AD and ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Hornberger M,Savage S,Hsieh S,Mioshi E,Piguet O,Hodges JR

更新日期：2010-01-01 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

abstract：:Basic mobility, balance, gait and dual-task performance were characterised in 140 consecutive subjects referred to a multidisciplinary university hospital in a geriatric setting for cognitive symptoms and possible dementia. After completion of an extensive diagnostic evaluation, subjects were classified into four diag...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Pettersson AF,Olsson E,Wahlund LO

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：AIMS:The study explores how speech measures may be linked to language profiles in participants with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and how these profiles could distinguish AD from changes associated with normal aging. METHODS:We analysed simple sentences spoken by older adults with and without AD. Spectrographic analysis of...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Meilán JJ,Martínez-Sánchez F,Carro J,López DE,Millian-Morell L,Arana JM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To characterize loss of basic activities of daily living (BADL) in 687 Alzheimer's disease (AD) community-dwelling patients included in the French REAL cohort. METHODS:Patients had mild to moderately severe AD, and the mean age was 77.8 years. Patterns of loss of the 6 BADL were described at inclusion ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Lechowski L,Van Pradelles S,Le Crane M,d'Arailh L,Tortrat D,Teillet L,Vellas B,REAL Group.

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lacunar stroke (L) is the most common stroke subtype associated with vascular dementia (VaD-L). OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cognitive and behavioral course in patients with probable VaD-L. METHODS:We longitudinally measured rates of change on MMSE, digit span, logical memory, Controlled Oral Word Association...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Aharon-Peretz J,Daskovski E,Mashiach T,Kliot D,Tomer R

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may affect the risk of cognitive decline in older adults. METHODS:Cross-sectional analysis was conducted among 720 (50.4% women) participants aged 68-92 years (mean age: 77.6, SD ±6.2) of the population-based KORA-Age study. Eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoi...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Lukaschek K,von Schacky C,Kruse J,Ladwig KH

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Prior studies have shown that patients with dementia are at risk of receiving insufficient treatment for pain after a hip fracture. We therefore hypothesized that elderly hip fracture patients with dementia received less postoperative pain treatment than those without dementia. METHOD:All patients (age...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Jensen-Dahm C,Palm H,Gasse C,Dahl JB,Waldemar G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00