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Correlação entre velocidade da percepção visual e mini-exame do estado mental

Ciênc. cogn; 25 (1), 2020
Introdução: O Critical Flicker Fusioné um método não invasivo que pode ser utilizado para rastreio de distúrbio cognitivo (DC), contribuindo para o diagnóstico mais objetivo das demências. Objetivos: Comparar a velocidade de percepção visual e valores do Mini-Exame do Estado Mental (MEEM) de ...

Intervenção baseada em Mindfulness para cuidadores de idosos com demência

OBJETIVO: analisar os efeitos da Intervenção baseada em Mindfulness sobre sintomas depressivos, ansiosos e sobrecarga de cuidadores familiares de idosos com demência. MÉTODO: trata-se de um ensaio clínico randomizado e controlado com amostra (n=29) composta por Grupo Intervenção com Mindfulness (G...

Moving from neurodegenerative dementias, to cognitive proteinopathies, replacing “where” by “what” …

Dement. neuropsychol; 14 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT. Neurodegenerative dementias have been described based on their phenotype, in relation to selective degeneration occurring in a particular neuroanatomical system. More recently however, the term proteinopathy has been introduced to describe diseases in which one or more altered proteins can be d...

Subjective cognitive decline as a predictor of future cognitive decline: a systematic review

Dement. neuropsychol; 14 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT. Over 44 million people suffer from dementia around the world. Researchers estimated that there will be 48.1 million people with dementia by 2020 and 90.3 million by 2040. In addition to dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) relate to cognitive impairme...

Challenges in the diagnosis of dementia: insights from the United Kingdom-Brazil Dementia Workshop

Dement. neuropsychol; 14 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT. In July 2019, a group of multidisciplinary dementia researchers from Brazil and the United Kingdom (UK) met in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, to discuss and propose solutions to current challenges faced in the diagnosis, public perception and care of dementia. Here we summari...

Challenges in public perception: highlights from the United Kingdom-Brazil Dementia Workshop

Dement. neuropsychol; 14 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT. In July 2019, Belo Horizonte hosted an international workshop for 27 junior researchers, whose participants were from Brazil and the United Kingdom. This three-day meeting organized by the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and the University of East Anglia addressed challenges in cognitive i...

Pharmacological interventions in corticobasal degeneration: a review

Dement. neuropsychol; 14 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT. Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) is a sporadic tauopathy that presents with a varied combination of motor, cognitive, and behavioral features, making its diagnosis difficult. CBD has high morbidity and poor prognosis, with no effective therapy at present. We searched the PubMed/MEDLINE database ...

Challenges in dementia care: comparing key issues from Brazil and the United Kingdom

Dement. neuropsychol; 14 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT. The United Kingdom-Brazil Dementia Workshop took place in July 2019 in the city of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, with an interdisciplinary group of health and care professionals from the United Kingdom and from Brazil to address challenges in diagnosis, public perception and care of dementia. The...

Capacidade cardiorrespiratória não está associada à função cognitiva de idosos fisicamente ativos

Rev. bras. ciênc. mov.; 28 (3), 2020
O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a associação da aptidão física, especificamente a capacidade cardiorrespiratória, com parâmetros fisiológicos e neuropsicológicos indicadores de função cognitiva de idosos fisicamente ativos. Participaram do presente estudo 14 idosos (5 homens e 9 mulhe...