Assessing executive dysfunction in neurodegenerative disorders: a critical review of brief neuropsychological tools [PDF]
, 2019 Executive function (EF) has been defined as a multifaceted construct that involves a variety of high-level cognitive abilities such as planning, working memory, mental flexibility, and inhibition.
Castro, S. L. +4 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2010 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the diagnostic value of brief cognitive tests in differentiating vascular dementia (VaD) from Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHOD: Fifteen patients with mild VaD, 15 patients with mild probable AD and 30 healthy controls, matched ...
Maria Niures P.S. Matioli +1 more
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Association between olfactory identification and cognitive function in community-dwelling elderly: the Shanghai aging study [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: The smell sense reduction was considered to represent the potentially warning of early stage of neurodegenerative disorders. The Shanghai Aging Study provided us a unique opportunity to explore the association between olfactory identification
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Promotion of the mind through exercise (PROMoTE): a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial of aerobic exercise training in older adults with vascular cognitive impairment [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Sub-cortical vascular ischaemia is the second most common etiology contributing to cognitive impairment in older adults, and is frequently under-diagnosed and under-treated.
Teresa Liu-Ambrose +8 more
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International Psychogeriatrics, 2014 The aim of the study was to develop the Japanese versions of Executive Interview (J-EXIT25) and Executive Clock Drawing Task (J-CLOX) and to evaluate the aspects of executive function that these two tests will be examining.The concurrent validity and reliability of J-EXIT25 and J-CLOX were first examined in all participants (n = 201).
Teruyuki, Matsuoka +13 more
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An Open-label Study of Memantine Treatment in 3 Subtypes of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration [PDF]
Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 2009 Adam L Boxer +2 more
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International Psychogeriatrics, 2014 Most neuropsychological tests of executive function are time-consuming and otherwise unsuitable for routine bedside assessment, particularly in older people admitted to a general hospital. After introducing the Executive Interview (EXIT25) in our routine clinical practice, we hypothesized that it would be possible to shorten it for easier ...
Mujic, Fedza +4 more
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Study protocol for the recreational stimulation for elders as a vehicle to resolve delirium superimposed on dementia (Reserve For DSD) trial [PDF]
, 2018 This is the final version of the article. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record.BACKGROUND: Delirium is a state of confusion characterized by an acute and fluctuating decline in cognitive functioning.
Boustani, M +5 more
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Clinical practice with anti-dementia drugs: A revised (third) consensus statement from the British Association for Psychopharmacology [PDF]
, 2017 The British Association for Psychopharmacology coordinated a meeting of experts to review and revise its previous 2011 guidelines for clinical practice with anti-dementia drugs. As before, levels of evidence were rated using accepted standards which were
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FraudMove: Fraud Drivers Discovery Using Real-Time Trajectory Outlier Detection [PDF]
, 2021 Taxicabs and rideshare cars nowadays are equipped with GPS devices that enable capturing a large volume of traces. These GPS traces represent the moving behavior of the car drivers. Indeed, the real-time discovery of fraud drivers earlier is a demand for
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