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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2023 Introducción: Los adultos mayores son suscepctibles a la malnutrición y el déficit de vitaminas. Objetivo: Determinar la asociación entre el bajo nivel de vitamina B12 y el deterioro cognitivo en adultos mayores del Centro Médico Naval, ubicado en Lima ...
Andrés Cabrera Gamonal +5 more
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Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 6, June 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION In Peru, the Global Deterioration Scale is the only available tool for assessing dementia severity. The Spanish translation and cultural adaptation of the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) is used locally but requires formal psychometric validation in the Peruvian sociocultural context.
Junior Senador +9 more
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Knowledge of dementia and Alzheimer's disease among healthcare professionals in Peru
Arquivos de Neuro-PsiquiatriaBackground Primary care physicians and other healthcare providers report feeling unprepared to treat persons with dementia (PWD), especially in developing ...
Marco Malaga +6 more
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Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 5, May 2026.Abstract Autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease (ADAD) represents a small but impactful subset of Alzheimer's cases. Asymptomatic individuals at genetic risk face substantial personal and family implications when considering predictive testing for known familial variants.
Daniel A. Jiménez +26 more
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Neural embedding of frailty in cognitively unimpaired aging and dementia across Latin America
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 4, April 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION Frailty influences dementia risk and severity. However, its role in differentiating dementia subtypes and associations with brain structural and functional alterations remain understudied, especially in Latin America. METHODS Multi‐Partner Consortium to Expand Dementia Research in Latin America data included 3461 participants ...
Joaquin Migeot +32 more
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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina, 2014 Introducción: El hipotiroidismo subclínico en adultos mayores es una enfermedad poco estudiada. Objetivos: Determinar la frecuencia de hipotiroidismo subclínico, depresión y deterioro cognitivo y explorar su asociación, en adultos mayores.
Carol Gonzales-Gonzales +3 more
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A harmonized framework for studying exceptional cognitive aging in Latin America
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 4, April 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION Biological, genetic, and sociocultural factors underlying cognitive resilience and resistance to pathology remain unexplored in Latin America. The Life‐Course Epidemiology of Aging, Resilience, and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease (LEARN‐AD) study and Latin American SuperAgers Study (LASAS) establish the first harmonized ...
Lucia Crivelli +20 more
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The landscape of dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and care in Latin America
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract Latin America is undergoing rapid population aging alongside a rising burden of dementia. While the region holds substantial potential for dementia risk reduction, challenges remain, such as delayed diagnoses, limited access to specialized care and biomarker testing, persistent stigma, and deep‐rooted structural inequities.
Claudia K. Suemoto +41 more
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Revista Finlay, 2012 Fundamento: el deterioro cognitivo y la alta comorbilidad son problemas de salud frecuentes en pacientes con enfermedad cerebrovascular. Objetivo: describir el comportamiento del deterioro cognitivo y de la comorbilidad en pacientes con infarto cerebral
Armando Carlos Roca Socarras +1 more
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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2018 Introducción. El envejecimiento se ha relacionado con una mayor prevalencia de deterioro cognitivo. Las personas mayores con pérdida de funciones cognitivas presentan elevadas tasas de caídas.
Marie Carmen Valenza +5 more
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