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Association between executive and food functions in the acute phase after stroke

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose To investigate potential associations among executive, physical and food functions in the acute phase after stroke. Methods This is a cross-sectional study that evaluated 63 patients admitted to the stroke unit of a public hospital. The exclusion criteria were other neurological and/or...

Normative values of the Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests in a Brazilian population sample: discrete and regression-based norms

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective Cognitive dysfunction is common in multiple sclerosis. The Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests (BRB-N) was developed to assess cognitive functions most-frequently impaired in multiple sclerosis. However, normative values are lacking in Brazil. Therefore, we aimed to p...

First stages chronic kidney disease have mild effects on cognitive performance. Results of a 15 105 brazilian adult baseline cohort

J. bras. nefrol; 40 (1), 2018
Abstract Introduction: The aging of the population may lead to an increased prevalence of dementia and chronic kidney disease (CKD) and their overlap. Objective: We investigated the association between CKD and cognitive performance among Brazilian adults (35-74 years). Methods: Baseline data analysis ...

Traumatic brain injury pharmacological treatment: recommendations

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT This article presents the recommendations on the pharmacological treatment employed in traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the outpatient clinic of the Cognitive Rehabilitation after TBI Service of the Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. A systemati...

Naming and verbal learning in adults with Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and in healthy aging, with low educational levels

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Language assessment seems to be an effective tool to differentiate healthy and cognitively impaired aging groups. This article discusses the impact of educational level on a naming task, on a verbal learning with semantic cues task and on the MMSE in healthy aging adults at three educational lev...

Ausencia de efecto de la práctica en el deterioro cognoscitivo leve amnésico. Evidencia en un seguimiento cuatro meses después del diagnóstico

Acta neurol. colomb; 34 (1), 2018
Introducción: la forma amnésica del deterioro cognoscitivo leve (DCL-amn) es considerada fenotípica de la enfermedad de Alzheimer en fase prodrómica. Dado el déficit de memoria que caracteriza a los pacientes con DCL-amn, se hipotetiza que su desempeño en tareas de memoria explícita no se vería a...

Imunomodulação da neurocognição na homeostase e após a malária experimental murina

O sistema imune exerce um papel fundamental nos processos de aprendizado e memória e déficits neurocognitivos são relatados em humanos e murinos, como sequelas da malária cerebral. Nos últimos anos, têm-se relatado também comprometimento cognitivo, após um ou mais episódios da malária não-comp...

Síndrome da fragilidade e o comprometimento cognitivo em idosos: revisão sistemática da literatura

O processo de envelhecimento é universal, contínuo, heterogêneo, de caráter lento e complexo. Dentre os possíveis danos do processo de envelhecimento destaca-se o comprometimento cognitivo e a síndrome da fragilidade. O objetivo deste estudo foi sintetizar o conhecimento sobre a associação entre ...

Delirium in the elderly patient after anesthesia: associated factors

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 46 (4), 2018
Abstract Introduction: Postoperative delirium is defined as an acute confusional state with altered levels of attention and consciousness. It presents for a short period of time with a transient and fluctuating evolution, with long-term outcomes of cognitive dysfunction. It has been observed mostly in ...

Impacto da Anosognosia Associada à Demência de Alzheimer na Qualidade de Vida de Cuidadores

Estud. psicol. (Natal); 23 (3), 2018
Impacto da Anosognosia Associada à Demência de Alzheimer na Qualidade de Vida de Cuidadores. A Demência de Alzheimer (DA) apresenta como um dos sintomas a anosognosia, um prejuízo na capacidade de o indivíduo julgar alterações decorrentes da doença. Relaciona-se a diversos comprometimentos cognit...