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Assessing the Overlap in Diagnostic Criteria for Primary Progressive Aphasia in a Latin American Population [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Primary progressive aphasias (PPA) are characterized by a progressive deterioration of language. Despite the establishment of international criteria in 2011 defining three variants (semantic, nonfluent, and logopenic), these variants can present overlapping symptoms, making their identification and differentiation challenging.
Bustamante‐Paytan D, Huilca J, Brown G, Albujar‐Pereira M, Aguero K, Verastegui G, Yauri Z, Bartolo P, Bendezu D, Lipa‐Pari K, Montesinos R, Custodio N.   +11 more
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Clinical, Neuropsychological, and Neuroimaging Features of Peruvian Patients with Primary Progressive Aphasia [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Primary progressive aphasias (PPA) are a group of neurodegenerative syndromes primarily characterized by the progressive loss of language. Despite established diagnostic criteria, identification can be challenging, especially in regions with limited resources and few studies, such as Latin America.
Bustamante‐Paytan D, Huilca J, Brown G, Albujar‐Pereira M, Aguero K, Verastegui G, Yauri Z, Bartolo P, Bendezu D, Lipa‐Pari K, Montesinos R, Custodio N.   +11 more
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Prevenção da demência com abordagens multimodais [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease (AD), is a growing public health challenge with significant impacts on individuals and healthcare systems (CRIVELI, 2023). Prevention through multimodal strategies is essential to mitigate this epidemic (ROSENBER, 2020). The complexity of dementia requires approaches that simultaneously target
de Oliveira Alves J.
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Implementing a Training Program for Cognitive and Neuropsychological Assessments in a Latin America country [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract In the coming decades, the number of dementia cases is projected to increase worldwide. This public health issue will significantly impact low‐ and middle‐income countries, such as those in Latin America, due to their aging populations.
Verastegui G, Bustamante‐Paytan D, Montesinos R, Custodio N, Tosto G.   +4 more
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Helping carers to care: the 10/66 dementia research group's randomized control trial of a caregiver intervention in Peru [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVE There is a need, in the absence of formal services, to design interventions aimed at improving the lives of people with dementia and their families.
Banerjee, Sube, Ferri, Cleusa P, Fonseca, Magaly, Guerra, Mariella, Prince, Martin   +4 more
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Clinical characterization of probable Dementia with Lewy Bodies based on the initial clinical presentation in a Latin American Low‐ and Middle‐ Income Country [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) is a specific type of dementia associated with the accumulation of alpha‐synuclein protein in the brain. The disease often presents heterogeneously in its early stages, and little is known about how this variability affects its progression.
Custodio N, Malaga M, Bustamante‐Paytan D, Huilca J, Aguero K, Verastegui G, Bartolo P, Bendezu D, Yauri Z, Montesinos R.   +9 more
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of the Phototest for cognitive impairment and dementia [PDF]

, 2014
The recently developed Phototest is a simple, easy and very brief test for detecting cognitive impairment or dementia. Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the Phototest for detecting cognitive impairment or dementia.
Allegri, Ricardo Francisco, Carnero Pardo, Cristobal, Lopez Alcalde Samuel, Russo, María Julieta   +3 more
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[Anesthesia and Alzheimer disease - Current perceptions] [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: It has been speculated that the use of anesthetic agents may be a risk factor for the development of Alzheimer disease.
Lapa, TA, Marques, AF
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Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog): Normative Data for the Portuguese Population

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2018
Introduction: The Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale – Cognitive Subscale is a brief battery developed to assess cognitive functioning in Alzheimer’s disease that encompasses the core characteristics of cognitive decline (e.g. memory, language, praxis, 
Joana Nogueira, Sandra Freitas, Diana Duro, Miguel Tábuas-Pereira, Manuela Guerreiro, Jorge Almeida, Isabel Santana   +6 more
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Clinical Validation and Standardization of the Brain Health Assessment in the Tablet‐Based Cognitive Assessment Tool (BHA‐TabCAT) in Peruvian Older Adults [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Detecting cognitive decline presents a significant challenge for researchers and clinicians, particularly in older adults with low educational levels or different sociocultural characteristics. Additionally, traditional normative data may under‐ or overestimate preliminary diagnoses in these populations, due its non‐use of measures ...
Muñoz‐Najar A, Montemurro M, del Carmen Tejada M, Rivera‐Fernandez C, Sanchez‐Fernandez M, Custodio N, Lanata S, Soto‐Añari M.   +7 more
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