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Investigation of chromosomal alterations in patients with Alzheimer's disease in the state of Amazonas, Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (12), 2019
ABSTRACT Alzheimer's disease (AD) has as its main characteristic the deterioration of cerebral functions. Its etiology is still complex and undefined despite the progress made in understanding its neurological, infectious, biochemical, genetic and cytogenetic mechanisms. Considering this, the aim of this...

Avaliação da função cognitiva de pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca crônica: estudo transversal

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a função cognitiva de pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca crônica e verificar a associação da função cognitiva com as variáveis clínicas e sócio-demográficas. MÉTODO: Estudo transversal com 79 pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca acompanhados em uma clínica especializa...

Association of vitamin d with mild cognitive impairment and alzheimer's dementia in older mexican adults

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Background It has been proposed that Vitamin D helps reduce the accumulation of cerebral β-amyloid-42 by innate immune stimulation and phagocytosis activation. An association between low Vitamin D levels and Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) has been established. We determined the association bet...

Accidente cerebrovascular secundario a síndrome de HELLP y sus Implicaciones cognitivas

Psychol. av. discip; 13 (2), 2019
Resumen El accidente cerebrovascular es una afección clínica que tiene entre uno de sus factores de riesgo la presión arterial alta. En la gestación, la complejidad de esta afección puede desembocar en un cuadro hipertensivo severo, comúnmente conocido como síndrome de HELLP, el cual es una de las...

Executive function performance in patients with obesity: a systematic review

Psychol. av. discip; 13 (2), 2019
Abstract Executive dysfunction is associated with the inability to control aberrant behaviors, such as chronic overeating (Moore, Sabino, Koob, & Cottone, 2017). Obese individuals often report great difficulties controlling eating behaviors, despite a desire to successfully lose weight (Dohle, Diel, ...

Asociaciones entre función vestibular y habilidades cognitivas: un enfoque básico-clínico

RESUMEN El sistema vestibular tiene un rol fundamental en funciones sensorio-motoras, control del equilibrio y estabilidad de la mirada. En las últimas décadas un amplio número de trabajos ha descrito la importancia de las aferencias vestibulares en el funcionamiento de diversas áreas del cerebro rel...

Correlation between CSF biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and global cognition in a psychogeriatric clinic cohort

Objective: The relationship between biomarkers of amyloid-beta aggregation (Aβ1-42) and/or neurodegeneration (Tau protein) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and cognitive decline is still unclear. We aimed to ascertain whether CSF biomarkers correlate with cognitive performance in healthy and cognitively...

Clinical utility of the INECO Frontal Screening for detecting Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's disease

Dement. neuropsychol; 13 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Cognitive deficits in Parkinson’s disease typically affect executive functions. Recently, the concept of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) has been related to PD (PD-MCI). PD-MCI is considered a transition phase to Parkinson’s disease Dementia. Therefore, it is important to identify PD-MCI in...

Remembering a name: Neuropsychological validity studies and a computer proposal for detection of anomia

Dement. neuropsychol; 13 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT There are contradictory results or lack of validity studies concerning the naming function and brain laterality. Although anomia is a frequent symptom of memory impairment, and the most relevant symptom of aphasia, few studies have been conducted to evaluate its validity for detecting patients ...

Hipotensión ortostática y deterioro cognitivo/demencia en adultos

A narrative review was made on orthostatic hypotension and cognitive impairment / dementia. The PubMed and PsycInfo databases were used and the original studies published in English between 2013 and 2018 were identified. The keywords used during the search were the following: "orthostatic hypotension", "...