Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementing Disorders: Assiut-Upper Egypt StudyDementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - Tập 9 Số 6 - Trang 323-328 - 1998
A F Farrag, H M Farwiz, Eman M. Khedr, R. M. Mahfouz, Shaimaa M. Omran
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other types of dementias among the population over the age of 60 years in Assiut governorate. A 3-phase cross-sectional population-based study was carried out to screen 2,000 subjects residing in 11 different locations representing the sociocultural status of the area. We subjected each proband to a ...... hiện toàn bộ
Postural Instability Is Associated with Brain Atrophy and Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly: The J-SHIPP StudyDementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - Tập 29 Số 5 - Trang 379-387 - 2010
Tomoko Kido, Yasuharu Tabara, Michiya Igase, Namiko Ochi, Eri Uetani, Takayuki Nagai, Miyuki Yamamoto, Keiko Taguchi, Tetsuro Miki, Katsuhiko Kohara
<i>Background/Aims:</i> Mobility impairment in older adults has been suggested to be a marker of subclinical structural and functional brain abnormalities. We investigated a possible association between static postural instability and brain abnormalities and cognitive decline. <i>Methods:</i> The study subjects were 390 community residents without definitive dementi...... hiện toàn bộ
Atrophy of Hippocampal Formation Subdivisions Correlates with Stage and Duration of Alzheimer DiseaseDementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - Tập 6 Số 4 - Trang 205-210 - 1995
Matthew Bobinski, Jerzy Węgiel, H. M. Wisniewski, Michał Tarnawski, B. Mlodzik, Barry Reisberg, Mony J. de Leon, Douglas C. Miller
The hippocampal formations of 13 subjects with severe Alzheimer disease [AD; Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) stage 7] and of 5 age-matched subjects without symptoms of dementia were reconstructed from serial sections. Functional assessment staging (FAST) was used at the time of demise to assess 9 patients at stages 7a–c (incipient averbal and nonambulatory) and 4 patients at stages 7e–f (...... hiện toàn bộ
Subjective Memory Complaints: Presence, Severity and Future Outcome in Normal Older SubjectsDementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - Tập 24 Số 3 - Trang 177-184 - 2007
Lidia Głodzik-Sobańska, Barry Reisberg, Susan De Santi, James S. Babb, Elizabeth Pirraglia, Kenneth Rich, Mirosław Bryś, Mony J. de Leon
<i>Background/Aims:</i> Subjective memory complaint (SMC) in normal individuals may predict future cognitive decline. The goal of this study was to examine whether the probability of decline increases with growing intensity of complaint. <i>Methods:</i> Normal subjects over the age of 50 years were included in a longitudinal retrospective study (mean follow-up time ...... hiện toàn bộ
Improvement of Episodic Memory in Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Healthy Older Adults: Evidence from a Cognitive Intervention ProgramDementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - Tập 22 Số 5-6 - Trang 486-499 - 2006
Sylvie Belleville, Brigitte Gilbert, Francine Fontaine, Lise Gagnon, Édith Ménard, Serge Gauthier
The efficacy of cognitive training was assessed in persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and persons with normal cognitive aging. Forty-seven participants were included in this study: 28 with MCI and 17 controls. Twenty-one participants received intervention (20 MCI and 9 controls) and 16 participants (8 MCI and 8 controls) received no intervention (waiting-list group). The interven...... hiện toàn bộ
Clock Drawing Test in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Quantitative Analysis of Four Scoring Methods and Qualitative AnalysisDementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - Tập 26 Số 6 - Trang 483-489 - 2008
Kang Soo Lee, Eun A Kim, Chang Hyung Hong, Dong Soo Lee, Byoung Hoon Oh, Hae‐Kwan Cheong
<i>Background:</i> The role of the clock drawing test (CDT) as a screening tool for dementia has been evaluated. However, studies focusing on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are still lacking. The purpose of this study was to verify the validity of the CDT as a screening method for MCI. <i>Methods:</i> 524 subjects aged 60 years and older were recruited in the commu...... hiện toàn bộ
Distinctive Clinical Features of Mild Cognitive Impairment with Subcortical Cerebrovascular DiseaseDementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - Tập 19 Số 4 - Trang 196-203 - 2005
Samantha Galluzzi, Ching‐Fan Sheu, Orazio Zanetti, Giovanni B. Frisoni
<i>Background and Purpose:</i> Patients with mild cognitive impairment and subcortical cerebrovascular disease (svMCI) can be isolated using criteria modified from those of Erkinjuntti et al. for subcortical vascular dementia and have poorer outcomes (cognitive deterioration, disability, institutionalization, and mortality). The aim of this study was to test which of the core (...... hiện toàn bộ