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Cognitive dysfunction in mania
Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1986 Abstract We tested 30 manics and 42 normal controls on a battery of neuropsychological tasks selected to assess regional cortical functioning in both cerebral hemispheres. Nearly half the manics exhibited moderate or severe global cognitive impairment, whereas no control showed more than a mild performance deficit.
Michael Alan Taylor, Richard Abrams
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Evaluation and significance of cognitive dysfunction after cerebrovascular disease with convalescent rehabilitation. Assessment based on FIM, MMSE and HDS-R [PDF]
Balneo and PRM Research JournalTo analyze the effectiveness of rehabilitation for patients with cognitive dysfunction after cerebrovascular disease at a rehabilitation hospital. 200 patients with cerebrovascular diseases who underwent rehabilitation were divided into two groups: 128 ...
Katsuo Usuda +14 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 The pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) is complex and multifactorial. The development of metagenomics sequencing technology led to show the significant role of gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of cognitive dysfunction, which paved the way for ...
Bowen Yang +5 more
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Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction [PDF]
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2014 Older patients in particular are vulnerable to memory disturbances and other types of cognitive impairment after surgical operations. In one study, roughly 12% of patients over age 60 had postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) three months after surgery. This is an important issue in perioperative care as extensive surgery on older patients becomes
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Portosystemic hepatic encephalopathy model shows reversal learning impairment and dysfunction of neural activity in the prefrontal cortex and regions involved in motivated behavior [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience (2011)18(5):690-4, 2011 Hepatic encephalopathy is a neurological complication that affects attention and memory. Experimental animal models have been used to study hepatic Encephalopathy, the most frequent being the portacaval shunt. In order to determine learning impairment and brain functional alterations in this model, we assessed reversal learning and neural metabolic ...
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Serum cystatin C levels are negatively correlated with post-stroke cognitive dysfunction
Neural Regeneration Research, 2020 Stroke is the leading cause of death and long-term disability worldwide, and cognitive impairment and dementia are major complications of ischemic stroke. Cystatin C (CysC) has been found to be a neuroprotective factor in animal studies.
Dao-Xia Guo +14 more
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Lesson of the week: Oxybutynin and cognitive dysfunction [PDF]
BMJ, 1997 Anticholinergic drugs have been used since the 19th century, when belladonna alkaloids were first given for treatment of Parkinson's disease. Their use declined because they were poorly tolerated, particularly by elderly patients. Recently, anticholinergic drugs have started to be used again for treating detrusor instability and hyperreflexia ...
J R Playfer +3 more
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Cognitive dysfunction in spinocerebellar ataxias [PDF]
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2009 Abstract Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) comprise a heterogeneous group of complex neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by the presence of progressive cerebellar ataxia, associated or otherwise with ophthalmoplegia, pyramidal signs, extrapyramidal features, pigmentary retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive dysfunction and dementia ...
Teive, Helio Afonso Ghizoni +1 more
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Postoperative cognitive dysfunction: physiopathological aspects and clinical evidence [PDF]
The Moldovan Medical Journal, 2019 Background: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) represents a decrease of cognitive abilities (memory, learning, concentration), which develops in the postoperative period after a variable amount of time (days or weeks).
Ghenadie Severin
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A study to evaluate the relationship between diabetes mellitus and cognitive dysfunction
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common endocrine disorder. It leads to slow progressive end-organ damage (both microvascular and macrovascular). The cognitive dysfunction is a less known and less addressed complication of DM.
Rakesh Kumar Patel +2 more
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