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Carotid Atherosclerotic Markers in CADASIL [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Purpose: Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a cerebral small vessel disease caused by mutations of the NOTCH3 gene. Marked variations in disease severity have raised the hypothesis that
Aout, Mounir   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Community environment, cognitive impairment and dementia in later life: results from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Few studies have investigated the impact of the community environment, as distinct from area deprivation, on cognition in later life. This study explores cross-sectional associations between cognitive impairment and dementia and environmental
Barnes, Linda E   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Galantamine for vascular cognitive impairment

open access: yesCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2004
Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia. Cholinesterase inhibitors modestly improve a broad range of symptoms in some patients with Alzheimer's disease through enhancement of cholinergic neurotransmission. These drugs may also be beneficial in vascular dementia as reductions in acetylcholine and acetyltransferase activity have been
Jacqueline, Birks, David, Craig
openaire   +4 more sources

Mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a heterogeneous elderly population: prevalence and risk profile [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic, clinical and risk profile of Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia in a sample of elderly South Africans within a residential setting.
Bhigjee, Ahmed   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Vascular contributions to cognitive impairment [PDF]

open access: yesNeurology Clinical Practice, 2015
Unlike many neurodegenerative causes of cognitive impairment and dementia, vascular damage is preventable. Despite the heterogeneity of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) and the complexity of its clinical presentations, the potential for limiting progression and changing the trajectory of damage makes it all the more important for physicians to be ...
Clinton B, Wright, Alan, Flores
openaire   +2 more sources

Exercise, cognition and Alzheimer’s disease: More is not necessarily better [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Regional hypoperfusion, associated with a reduction in cerebral metabolism, is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and contributes to cognitive decline. Cerebral perfusion and hence cognition can be enhanced by exercise.
Adlard   +137 more
core   +1 more source

Berberine for prevention of dementia associated with diabetes and its comorbidities: A systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background A growing number of epidemiological studies indicate that metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its associated features play a key role in the development of certain degenerative brain disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia ...
Bell, J.D.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Genetics of Vascular Cognitive Impairment [PDF]

open access: yesStroke, 2019
Vascular dementia (VAD) is the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer’s and accounts at least 20% of dementia cases. Lesser degrees of cognitive decline due to cerebrovascular disease are even more common, and the umbrella term Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) has been introduced to cover all degrees of cognitive impairment due to ...
Markus, Hugh S, Schmidt, Reinhold
openaire   +3 more sources

Diagnosis and treatment of post-stroke cognitive impairment

open access: yesМедицинский совет, 2014
The article is a review of literature on the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations of cognitive impairment in vascular pathology of the brain, as well as criteria for differential diagnosis of vascular and neurodegenerative cognitive impairment.
I. S. Preobrazhenskaya
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and pattern of cognitive impairment in rural and urban populations from Northern Portugal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background Despite worldwide recognition of the burden of dementia, no epidemiological data is yet available in Portugal. The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence and describe the pattern of cognitive impairment with dementia or no ...
Belina Nunes   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

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