Severidad del deterioro cognitivo de los adultos mayores que asisten a centros geriátricos de la ciudad de Ambato. Análisis en función a la edad y el sexo [PDF]
1. Planteamiento de la Propuesta de Trabajo. --2. Marco Teórico. --3. Metodología. --4. Análisis de Resultados. --5. Conclusiones y RecomendacionesLa presente investigación tiene como objetivo determinar la severidad del deterioro cognitivo en los ...
Urrutia Miranda, Karina Lizbeth
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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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Knowledge of dementia and Alzheimer's disease among healthcare professionals in Peru
Background 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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Clinical, Neuropsychological, and Neuroimaging Features of Peruvian Patients with Primary Progressive Aphasia [PDF]
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 +11 more
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Assessing the Overlap in Diagnostic Criteria for Primary Progressive Aphasia in a Latin American Population [PDF]
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 +11 more
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Neural embedding of frailty in cognitively unimpaired aging and dementia across Latin America
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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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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A harmonized framework for studying exceptional cognitive aging in Latin America
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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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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Diabetes mellitus tipo II y deterioro cognitivo leve en pacientes del grupo de jubilados del IESS de Riobamba en el período comprendido entre octubre y noviembre del 2011 [PDF]
El Deterioro cognitivo leve (DCL) es un trastorno cognitivo situado entre los olvidos normales o fisiológicos de la memoria que tienen lugar con la edad y la demencia.
Astudillo Vallejo, Lucía Alexandra
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