Clinical characterization of probable Dementia with Lewy Bodies based on the initial clinical presentation in a Latin American Low‐ and Middle‐ Income Country [PDF]
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.
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Utilidad de la evaluación cognitiva de Montreal en relación al minimental test para determinar deterioro cognitivo en pacientes con enfermedad de Parkinson, Hospital escuela Antonio Lenin Fonseca, Enero 2016 [PDF]
Introducción: El deterioro cognitivo leve en la enfermedad de Parkinson se encuentra entre las característica no motoras de la enfermedad, con una alta prevalencia, contribuyendo de manera significativa en la mala calidad de vida en los pacientes con ...
Alegría Calero, Javier Alejandro
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Functional capacity in Peruvian people with Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Functional impairment across degenerative dementias remains understudied in Latin American contexts. We aimed to assess total and item‐level functional performance, determine specific instrumental activities, and identify differences in functional profiles between groups.
Nilton Custodio +9 more
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Effective recruitment strategies for engaging the Peruvian population in the ReD‐Lat study [PDF]
Abstract Background Recruitment for dementia research remains a persistent challenge, particularly when trying to reach underrepresented groups such as Latin Americans with traditional enrolment strategies. This abstract describes the experience of the Research Department at the Instituto Peruano de Neurociencias in employing culturally tailored ...
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DETECCIÓN DEL DETERIORO COGNITIVO EN LOS PACIENTES MAYORES DE 50 AÑOS INGRESADOS HOSPITAL ROBERTO CALDERÓN GUTIÉRREZ-MANAGUA-NICARAGUA [PDF]
Con el objetivo de evaluar el deterioro cognitivo de los pacientes mayores de 50 años ingresados en los servicios médicos quirúrgicos en el Hospital Escuela Roberto Calderón Gutiérrez (HERCG), en el periodo de diciembre 2015 a enero de 2016, se realizó ...
Coulson Romero, Adrián +1 more
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Effects of Brain Gym® Exercises in Institutionalized Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment [PDF]
Este estudio tuvo como objetivo comparar los efectos de un programa de ejercicios de Brain Gym® con un programa de gimnasia de mantenimiento en pacientes mayores institucionalizados con deterioro cognitivo.
Ayán, C. +3 more
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Cardiovascular risk factors and the allostatic interoceptive network in dementia
Abstract Background Cardiovascular risk factors, such diabetes, hypertension, blood pressure, obesity, and smoking, are linked with allostatic‐interoception – the continuous monitoring of internal bodily states in anticipation of environmental demands. These risk factors are associated with dementia risk.
Jessica L Hazelton +37 more
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Fundamento: altos niveles de comorbilidad y el declinar funcional están estrechamente relacionados con la mortalidad a corto plazo y la pobre calidad de vida de las personas mayores institucionalizadas.
Armando Carlos Roca Socarras +3 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]
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 +7 more
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Habilidades y destrezas para las actividades de la vida diaria en personas mayores con deterioro cognitivo leve [PDF]
El estudio se centra en tratar de establecer la posible relación entre la capacidad cognitiva de una población geriátrica con deterioro cognitivo con sus habilidades y destrezas en las Actividades de la Vida Diaria (AVDs).
Guijo Blanco, Valeriana +1 more
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