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Associação entre comprometimento cognitivo e circunferência da panturrilha em idosos: um estudo transversal

Rev. Pesqui. Fisioter; 11 (3), 2021
INTRODUÇÃO: O Comprometimento cognitivo está correlacionado com circunferência da panturrilha esquerda (CPE) que corresponde a um marcador indireto de sarcopenia. A CPE é uma medida simples e rápida de ser coletada em ambulatórios. Contudo, a magnitude desta correlação parece ser distinta entre ...

Comprometimento cognitivo e qualidade de vida de pacientes submetidos ao transplante de células-tronco hematopoiéticas

Aquichan; 21 (2), 2021
Objetivo: evaluar y correlacionar la calidad de vida general y la función cognitiva de pacientes adultos con cáncer hematológico sometidos al trasplante de células madre hematopoyéticas autólogo y alogénico hasta tres años luego del tratamiento. Materiales y método: estudio longitudinal, observa...

Clinical and radiological features of main dementias

Rev. bras. neurol; 57 (2), 2021
Dementia is a syndrome characterized by a decline of two or more cognitive functions, affecting social or professional life. Alzheimer’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that represents 53% of dementia cases; memory loss, inability to recognize faces, impaired judgement, disorientation and confu...

Curso clínico y perfil neuropsicológico de un caso de trastorno neurocognitivo frontotemporal mayor variante lingüística

Psychol. av. discip; 15 (1), 2021
Resumen El trastorno neurocognitivo frontotemporal es una enfermedad neurodegenerativa que incluye manifestaciones clínicas de subtipo comportamental y lingüística. La afasia progresiva primaria (APP) es un síndrome en el que aparecen alteraciones del lenguaje que comprende tres tipos de variantes: n...

Screening for cognitive impairment among individuals aged 60 years or over: scoping review

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (5), 2021
BACKGROUND: Growth in aging of the population has led to increasing numbers of elderly people presenting cognitive impairment and evolution to dementia. There is still no consensus within primary care on the best strategy for screening for cognitive impairment among elderly people. Standardization of a s...

Probable sarcopenia is associated with cognitive impairment among community-dwelling older adults: results from the FIBRA study

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 79 (5), 2021
ABSTRACT Background: The link between sarcopenia and cognitive impairment has not yet been thoroughly evaluated, especially among older adults. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between probable sarcopenia and cognitive impairment among community-dwelling older adults in two Brazilian cities. Me...

Nivel de deterioro cognitivo del adulto mayor de la comunidad de Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, México

Rev. enferm. neurol; 20 (1), 2021
Introducción: la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) declara que el deterioro cognitivo afecta a nivel mundial a unos 50 millones de personas y se calcula que entre un 5 y un 8 % de la población general de 60 años o más sufre deterioro cognitivo en un determinado momento. En la población mexican...

Factores intrínsecos y extrínsecos asociados con caídas en adultos mayores: estudio de casos y controles en México

Gac. méd. Méx; 157 (2), 2021
Resumen Antecedentes: Las caídas tienen un origen multifactorial. Objetivo: Estimar el riesgo de caídas y su asociación con algunos factores intrínsecos y extrínsecos en adultos mayores. Métodos: Estudio de casos y controles que incluyó pacientes de ambos sexos con edades ≥ 60 años. Los ...

Lowered serum cesium levels in schizophrenia: association with immune-inflammatory biomarkers and cognitive impairments

Objectives: A previous study has shown that schizophrenia (SCZ) is accompanied by lowered levels of trace/metal elements, including cesium. However, it is not clear whether changes in cesium, rubidium, and rhenium are associated with activated immune-inflammatory pathways, cognitive impairments, and the ...

The Figure Memory Test: diagnosis of memory impairment in populations with heterogeneous educational background

Dement. neuropsychol; 15 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT. Diagnosis of cognitive impairment is usually difficult in low-educated individuals. The Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB) was designed as a screening tool for the evaluation of cognitive impairment in low-educated individuals, but it may also be used for evaluating individuals with high ...