Long-term health outcomes after exposure to repeated concussion in elite level: rugby union players [PDF]
, 2016 Background: There is continuing concern about effects of concussion in athletes, including risk of the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Hay, J. +6 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To assess the association and discriminative performance of serum biomarkers with clinical disease progression and survival in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods This retrospective study, conducted at Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, used longitudinal serum samples collected between January 2018 and ...
David R. Beers +7 more
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The impact of cognitive impairments on the quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis
Medicinski GlasnikAim: To assess the impact of cognitive impairments on various domains of quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: This prospective study included 135 MS patients and 50 healthy controls.
Aida Šehanović +5 more
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Use of the booklet category test to assess abstract concept formation in schizophrenic disorders [PDF]
, 1995 The relationship of concept formation abilities to the presence or absence of delusions in schizophrenic disorders was investigated. Twenty-six schizophrenic patients and 14 normal individuals were administered a short form of the Booklet Category Test ...
Boyle, Gregory J., Steindl, Stanley R.
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Dementia Incidence in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease in the Framingham Heart Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Limited information exists on incident dementia in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) in US community‐based samples. We examined cognitive statuses and PD diagnoses of 183 individuals in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) to establish incident dementia, mortality rates, associations with sex, age at PD onset, and education level.
Joshi Dookhy +11 more
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Evaluation of premorbid intelligence in patients with cognitive impairment
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2016 The result of neuropsychological tests is crucial to confirm a diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment. It might be improper judging individuals with different basic cognitive function using the same standard.
Yang ZOU +3 more
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Advancing Age Modulates Associations Between Cognitive Impairment and Brain Volumes in Early MS
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), but manifestations following the first demyelinating event are relatively unexplored. We investigated cross‐sectional associations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–derived brain volumes and the presence of cognitive impairment outcomes five years after the first ...
Piriyankan Ananthavarathan +14 more
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A Perspective on the Potential Role of Neuroscience in the Court [PDF]
, 2016 This Article presents some lessons learned while offering expert testimony on neuroscience in courts. As a biomedical investigator participating in cutting-edge research with clinical and mentoring responsibilities, Dr. Ruben Gur, Ph.D., became involved
Gur, Alon G. +3 more
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Neuropsychological and functional outcomes in recent-onset major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: a longitudinal cohort study [PDF]
, 2015 Functional disability is the lead contributor to burden of mental illness. Cognitive deficits frequently limit functional recovery, although whether changes in cognition and disability are longitudinally associated in recent-onset individuals remains ...
Chitty, K +10 more
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Predictive Ability of Plasma p‐tau217 for β‐Amyloid Status: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Plasma tau phosphorylated at threonine 217 (p‐tau217) measured with fully automated platforms has shown high accuracy for Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis, but real‐world multicenter data remain limited. We aimed to validate the diagnostic performance of p‐tau217 for identifying AD pathology in a real‐world multicenter cohort ...
Miquel Massons +33 more
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