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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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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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Relación de las características de los cuidadores en la calidad de vida informada por las personas con demencia leve y moderada [PDF]

Revista Cuidarte
Highlights • La calidad de vida de la persona con demencia también depende de las características del cuidador. • La calidad de vida de los cuidadores se ve impactada por la calidad de vida de las personas con demencia.
Mabel Tatiana Alvarez Polo, Rudy Marcela Sanchez Guarnizo, Duván Fernando Gómez Morales , Jasmin Bonilla-Santos   +3 more
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Practices and experiences of nursing staff delivering acute care for people with dementia in surgical-medical wards in Chile: qualitative study. [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to explore practices and experiences of nursing staff involved with care delivery to people with dementia in surgical–medical wards at public hospitals in Chile. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted through one‐on‐one semi‐structured interviews with 30 registered nurses and nursing technicians in two
Oliveira D, Catalán L, Bozanic A, Pedrero V, Miranda-Castillo C, Brun P.   +5 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]

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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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Clinical Validation and Standardization of the Brain Health Assessment in the Tablet‐Based Cognitive Assessment Tool (BHA‐TabCAT) in Peruvian Older Adults [PDF]

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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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Relationship between genetic risk and p‐tau concentration on cognitive performance in a multiethnic population from Peru [PDF]

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Abstract Background The presence of APOE 4 is considered the main genetic risk factor for the development of dementia. Additionally, plasma p‐tau has been shown to be an important biomarker associated with Alzheimer's disease. However, these factors have been understudied in Latin American ethnic minorities, such as the Quechuas and Aymaras.
Rivera‐Fernandez C, Custodio N, Montesinos R, Muñoz‐Najar A, Reyes‐Dumeyer D, Tosto G, Soto‐Añari M.   +6 more
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A machine learning approach for a multidimensional analysis of functional phenotype allows for a better measurement of dementia and its severity [PDF]

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Abstract Background Functional impairment (FI) is a key component in diagnosing and monitoring the severity of neurodegenerative dementia (ND). It manifests in several dimensions, such as everyday cognition, mobility, social functioning, and activities of daily living (ADLs).
Muñoz C, Custodio N, Montesinos R, Custodio B, Bustamante‐Paytan D, Dominguez C, Gallardo Á, Campo C, Lillo P, Farías G, Cerda M, Slachevsky A.   +11 more
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Tratamento da demência: recomendações do Departamento Científico de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Envelhecimento da Academia Brasileira de Neurologia

Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2022
RESUMO Atualmente não há tratamento curativo para as demências neurodegenerativas ou para a demência vascular, mas algumas intervenções farmacológicas e não farmacológicas podem contribuir para aliviar os sintomas, retardar a progressão da doença e ...
Paulo Caramelli, Valeska Marinho, Jerson Laks, Marcus Vinicius Della Coletta, Florindo Stella, Einstein Francisco Camargos, Jerusa Smid, Breno José Alencar Pires Barbosa, Lucas Porcello Schilling, Marcio Luiz Figueredo Balthazar, Norberto Anízio Ferreira Frota, Leonardo Cruz de Souza, Francisco Assis Carvalho Vale, Márcia Lorena Fagundes Chaves, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Ricardo Nitrini, Helen Bedinoto Durgante, Paulo Henrique Ferreira Bertolucci   +17 more
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Como diagnosticar as quatro causas mais freqüentes de demência? [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2002
Doença de Alzheimer, demência vascular, demência com corpos de Lewy e demência frontotemporal são as quatro causas mais freqüentes de demência na prática clínica.
Paulo Caramelli, Maira Tonidandel Barbosa   +1 more
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