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Efecto de la actividad física sobre el deterioro cognitivo y la demencia
Effects of physical activity on cognitive impairment and dementia

Introducción: La demencia y el deterioro cognitivo son problemas que afectan a la población, no solo al paciente, sino también al adulto mayor, su entorno familiar y social. Objetivo: Valorar la influencia de la actividad física sobre el deterioro cognitivo y la demencia. Fuente de datos: Se revis...

Malestar psicológico en cuidadores principales de pacientes con enfermedad de Alzheimer
Psychological uneasiness in principal caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease

Rev. cuba. enferm; 34 (3), 2018
RESUMEN Introducción: En el transcurso de la vida todos somos cuidadores de algún modo. Sin embargo, aprender a serlo no surge de forma automática. Con el gradual envejecimiento de la población aumenta el número de casos que necesitan cuidados. La enfermedad de Alzheimer produce la pérdida gradua...

Asociación entre diabetes mellitus tipo 2, historia familiar de diabetes y deterioro cognitivo en adultos mayores chilenos

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (8), 2018
Background: Although cardiovascular risk factors are associated with an impaired cognitive function, the impact of diabetes on cognitive function in Chilean adults is unknown. Aim: To investigate the association of diabetes or family history of the disease with cognitive impairment in older adults. Mat...

Twenty-five years since the identification of the first SCA gene: history, clinical features and perspectives for SCA1

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (8), 2018
ABSTRACT Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of monogenic diseases that share ataxia and autosomal dominant inheritance as the core features. An important proportion of SCAs are caused by CAG trinucleotide repeat expansions in the coding region of different ...

Width of sulcus and thickness of gyrus in patients with cerebral atherosclerosis: a new tool for the prevention of vascular cognitive impairment

SUMMARY BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cerebral atherosclerosis is the main cause of lesions that contribute to vascular cognitive impairment and vascular dementia, followed by arteriosclerosis of small vessels and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. The purpose of this study was to compare the post-mortem radiologic...

Funciones cognitivas y terapia electroconvulsiva en pacientes psiquiátricos con enfermedad afectiva

Med. U.P.B; 37 (1), 2018
Objetivo: la terapia electroconvulsiva (TEC) se ha considerado un tratamiento seguro y eficaz para episodios de depresión mayor, para episodios maníacos y otros trastornos psiquiátricos serios. El estudio describe los efectos cognitivos de la TEC en pacientes referidos para tratamiento a una clínica ...

Cognitive and psychiatric changes as first clinical presentation in Sneddon Syndrome

Dement. neuropsychol; 12 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Sneddon syndrome (SS) is a rare progressive non-inflammatory thrombotic vasculopathy affecting small/medium-sized blood vessels of unknown origin. It is strongly associated with the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (AA). The presence of livedo reticularis and cerebrovascular disease are h...

Mild cognitive impairment in the elderly: relationship between communication and functional capacity

Dement. neuropsychol; 12 (2), 2018
Abstract Mild Cognitive Impairment is characterized as an intermediate form between age-related change and dementia. For the elderly, autonomy and independence are related to the ability to remain active in conducting their social activities and, for this to occur, communication is fundamental in this pr...

The association between systemic lupus erythematosus and dementia: a meta-analysis

Dement. neuropsychol; 12 (2), 2018
Abstract A growing body of evidence indicates that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. However, to date, no studies have been conducted to quantitatively summarize and evaluate the consistency of data. Objective: To quantitatively ev...

The reliability of the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test - Revised in brazilian multiple sclerosis patients

Dement. neuropsychol; 12 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT: Cognitive Impairment (CI) is a common and distressing problem in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Its identification is complicated and sometimes omitted in the routine evaluation by neurologists. The BICAMS (Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis) is a promising tool to overco...