Considering the base rates of low performance in cognitively healthy older adults improves the accuracy to identify neurocognitive impairment with the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease-Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (CERAD-NAB) [PDF]
, 2015 It is common for some healthy older adults to obtain low test scores when a battery of neuropsychological tests is administered, which increases the risk of the clinician misdiagnosing cognitive impairment.
Grant L. Iverson +14 more
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Mild cognitive impairment (part 1): clinical characteristics and predictors of dementia
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2013 Objective: To critically review and evaluate existing knowledge on the conceptual limits and clinical usefulness of the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and the neuropsychological assessment and short- and long-term prognosis thereof. Methods:
Orestes V. Forlenza +4 more
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The executive function in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment
, 2004 Porteus Maze Test, Trail Making Test, Stroop color-word test, Negative Priming, Go-No/Go test, and Verbal fluency test were used for exploring the processing speed and executive function of 30 the elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and 30 ...
Y. M. Zhang, Z. Zhang, B. X. Han
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The role of physical function and physical activity on cognitive function in the elderly
Global TransitionsThe aim of this study is to clarify the role of physical activity level and physical function on cognitive function of the elderly. A nested case–control investigation from a middle-aged and elderly cognitive health cohort was conducted.
Chengyan Qi +7 more
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Characterization of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease [PDF]
openParkinson's Disease (PD) is characterized as an "α-synucleinopathy," denoting the accumulation of highly phosphorylated and abnormally aggregated α-synuclein.
ACIYIYEN, EKIN
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Cognitive and brain function in adults with Type 1 diabetes mellitus : is there evidence of accelerated ageing? [PDF]
, 2013 The physical complications of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) have been understood as an accelerated ageing process (Morley, 2008). Do people with T1DM also experience accelerated cognitive and brain ageing?
Johnston, Harriet N.
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Mild cognitive impairment: Conceptual, assessment, ethical, and social issues
, 2008 Perla Werner1, Amos D Korczyn21Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; 2Sieratzki Chair of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, IsraelAbstract: Mild ...
Perla Werner, Amos D Korczyn
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Mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2013 Cognitive impairment is one of the most common non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) and a major influencing factor on patients' daily living ability.
Rao FU, Xiao-guang LUO
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Mild behavioral impairment: A prodromal stage of dementia
Dementia & NeuropsychologiaMild cognitive impairment (MCI) was defined by Petersen et al. (1999) as progressive memory loss, a prodrome of Alzheimer's disease. MCI is a well-established entity that can be both a diagnosis in medical practice and a valid target of Alzheimer's ...
Fernando E. Taragano +2 more
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Distinct Patterns and Clinical Implications of Semantic Memory Deterioration Among Patients With MCI
, 2017 Limited research has investigated the effects of executive dysfunction on semantic memory deterioration among patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI).
邱銘章;花茂棽;陳達夫 +1 more
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