ABSTRACT The diagnosis of early signs of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a major challenge in a heterogeneous population. Objective To investigate the use of the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB) for the diagnosis of mild AD in a geriatric outpatient unit of a public hospital in the city of Rio ...
ABSTRACT Essential tremor (ET) was long believed to be a monosymptomatic disorder. However, studies have evidenced structural changes and attention is now being focused on non-motor symptoms. The objective of the study is to describe and compare ET patients with control groups according to their cognitiv...
Neurocognitive impairment (NCI) is frequently observed in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and results from the compromise of subcortical brain structures by the virus. The manifestations of NCI range from asymptomatic impairment to dementia. In addition to cognitive impairment r...
Complejo SIDA Demencia/complicaciones,
Complejo SIDA Demencia/epidemiología,
Complejo SIDA Demencia/psicología,
Encéfalo/virología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Recuento de Linfocito CD4,
Estudios Transversales,
Depresión/epidemiología,
Depresión/virología,
Escolaridad,
Seropositividad para VIH/epidemiología,
Seropositividad para VIH/psicología,
Trastornos Neurocognitivos/diagnóstico,
Trastornos Neurocognitivos/epidemiología,
Trastornos Neurocognitivos/virología,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Factores de Riesgo,
Carga Viral
Os processos atentivos são fundamentais para o controle do comportamento e para o planejamento da ação. Este estudo investigou uma possível relação no desempenho de participantes (n=20) sem queixas clínicas na resolução de labirintos e na execução de um teste computadorizado de desempenho cont...
OBJECTIVE: Substance abuse and maltreatment are highly associated with Executive Cognitive Function impairments, but very little is known about how symptoms of a condition known as Dysexecutive Syndrome may impact on real-life activities, especially in adolescents. This study investigated the presence of...
El virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) puede llegar a producir alteraciones cognitivas que interfieren de forma significativa en la vida diaria de las personas que lo padecen. Estos déficits pueden incrementarse cuando existe historia previa de consumo de sustancias psicoactivas. El objetivo de e...
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationship between the cognitive processes and the academic performance by a non-experimental correlational study with a cross-sectional design. Participants were 60 students between 14 and 17 years old, who were randomly selected from high school ...
Discapacidad Intelectual,
Educación Primaria y Secundaria,
Rendimiento Académico,
Trastornos de la Personalidad,
Personalidad,
Memoria,
Investigación,
Educación,
Atención,
Aprendizaje Verbal,
Aprendizaje,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Cognición
ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate apraxia in healthy elderly and in patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
METHODS: We evaluated 136 subjects with an average age of 75.74 years (minimum 60 years old, maximum 92 years old) and average schooling of 9 years (mi...
Objective. To describe the cognitive instrument used in the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) in Mexican individuals aged 60 and over and to provide normative values for the Cross Cultural Cognitive Examination test and its modified versions (CCCE). Materials and methods. The CCCE was administered to...
O comprometimento das funções executivas constitui um dos défices mais robustos na perturbação depressiva. Contudo, poucos instrumentos têm sido concebidos para avaliar de forma breve e específica as funções executivas na depressão. Este estudo objetiva avaliar as funções executivas em doente...
