The pharmacological basis for metrifonate's favourable tolerability in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate life expectancy of psychogeriatric patients having participated in a reactivation program. To identify prognostic characteristics - on admission - for survival after discharge. DESIGN:A prospective, clinical-empirical observational study. SETTING:A Dutch psychiatric-skilled nursing home. PARTI...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Bakker TJ,Duivenvoorden HJ,van der Lee J,Schudel WJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：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：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: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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The frontal assessment battery (FAB) is reported to be a useful tool for screening frontal function. However, the neural substrates involved remain to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to identify the brain regions responsible for FAB performance in patients with early dementia. We sought ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Yoshida H,Terada S,Sato S,Kishimoto Y,Ata T,Ohshima E,Honda H,Ishihara T,Kuroda S

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：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：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 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：BACKGROUND:There is an association between elevated plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) and vascular disease in elderly patients suffering from organic and non-organic mental disease. The main objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between plasma tHcy concentration and vascular disease in elder...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Nilsson K,Gustafson L,Hultberg B

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:The two most frequently examined biomarkers in the diagnosis of dementia are cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tau and beta-amyloid(1-42) (Abeta(1-42)). An assay for tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (phospho-tau) has recently been developed. We studied these three markers in patients with possible Alzheimer's disease (AD; ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Nägga K,Gottfries J,Blennow K,Marcusson J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We have previously reported the results of an extended genome-wide scan of Swedish Alzheimer disease (AD)-affected families; in this paper, we analyzed a subset of these families with autopsy-confirmed AD. METHODS:We report the fine-mapping, using both microsatellite markers and single-nucleotide polym...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Sillén A,Brohede J,Forsell C,Lilius L,Andrade J,Odeberg J,Kimura T,Winblad B,Graff C

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：BACKGROUND:Most studies examining episodic memory in Alzheimer disease (AD) have focused on patients' impaired ability to remember information. This approach provides only a partial picture of memory deficits since other factors involved are not considered. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the recognition memory performance by u...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Russo MJ,Cohen G,Campos J,Martin ME,Clarens MF,Sabe L,Barcelo E,Allegri RF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Verbal fluency patterns can assist in differential diagnosis during neuropsychological assessment and identify individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). While evidence suggests that subjects with AD perform worse on category fluency than letter fluency tasks, the pattern in mild cogni...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Rinehardt E,Eichstaedt K,Schinka JA,Loewenstein DA,Mattingly M,Fils J,Duara R,Schoenberg MR

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a more common cause of dementia than previously recognised. Few data are available regarding the natural course of FTD in terms of survival, nursing home admission and causes of death. METHODS:An observational study of all consecutive patients referred to the memory centre...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Pasquier F,Richard F,Lebert F

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Previously, key studies of the risk profile for post-surgical delirium have focused on general medical and non-elective patients, few have examined elective cohorts. Accurate prediction is imperative for clinical trials and prevention strategies. AIMS/HYPOTHESIS:Our hypothesis was that subtle pre-operative ...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Lowery DP,Wesnes K,Ballard CG

更新日期：2007-01-01 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

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：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：:Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLAb) may cause both focal ischemic and diffuse brain damage and may be associated with dementia. We have examined the relationship of aPLAb to dementia in the elderly. Blood samples were obtained from 87 consecutive patients with dementia (74 +/- 11 years old) and 69 controls (78 +/- 9 y...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Mosek A,Yust I,Treves TA,Vardinon N,Korczyn AD,Chapman J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following areas are discussed in this review: atherogenesis; cerebrovascular factors; hypoperfusion; beta-amyloid production; beta-amyloid fibril formation; beta-sheets; metal cations; reactive oxygen species/free radicals; chronic inflammatory factors; endogenous plasma heparin; lipoprotein lipase; polyamines; pr...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Engelberg H

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Alzheimer's disease patients commonly suffer from behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD); a genetic component to the development of BPSD has been demonstrated. Genetic risk factors for other psychiatric disorders have been implicated in BPSD; however, this is the first known investiga...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Pritchard AL,Pritchard CW,Bentham P,Lendon CL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation reports the application of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF; (133)Xe method) to prognostic purposes in a consecutive series of 76 patients (mean age 68.4 +/- 8.7 years) with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD; NINCDS-ADRDA criteria). The likelihood that rCBF from a posterior temporal-inferior...

journal_title：Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

authors： Nobili F,Copello F,Buffoni F,Vitali P,Girtler N,Bordoni C,Safaie-Semnani E,Mariani G,Rodriguez G

更新日期：2001-03-01 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