With the aging of the population, the possibility of the occurrence of cognitive decline rises. A number of types of intervention seek to attenuate or reverse this impairment. The use of computerized tests helps quantify the effects of interventions on cognitive function in the elderly. The objective of ...
Currently, computerized batteries are of great value in detecting cognitive impairment. This aim of this review was to compare the computerized neurocognitive batteries used in most studies with cognitive decline over the last 10 years. Using the search words computerized cognitive assessment with: demen...
It is essential to use culturally appropriate, sensitive and specific tests that reflect true cognitive performance. However, several factors including age, education and gender can influence neuropsychological test performance. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of age, education and gender on neuropsych...
Introducción: El principal objetivo de las emociones consiste en garantizar la homeostasis, la supervivencia y el bienestar del organismo. Objetivo: Demostrar la utilidad de la aplicación de evaluaciones neurofisiológicas y neuropsicológicas a pacientes en quienes se pretenda demostrar el papel signi...
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Aptitud,
Conducta,
Electroencefalografía,
Emociones,
Informe de Investigación,
Pioglitazona,
Pacientes,
Modafinilo,
Miedo,
Homeostasis,
Psiquiatría Forense
OBJECTIVE: To expand norms for the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) for the Brazilian middle-age and elderly populations. METHODS: The DRS was administered to 502 individuals without cognitive deficits, 312 women and 190 men, aged 50 years or over and with educational level ranging from 0 to 13 years o...
INTRODUÇÃO: A doença de Parkinson (DP) é uma moléstia neuro-psiquiátrica caracterizada principalmente por manifestação motora - tremor de repouso, bradicinesia, rigidez e alterações do equilíbrio. No fim do século XIX, observou-se também comprometimento cognitivo na DP. Entre as alterações...
As alterações comportamentais e neurocognitivas resultantes do uso abusivo do álcool, relacionadas à alta prevalência de indivíduos dependentes tornam o alcoolismo um problema de saúde pública. O presente estudo avaliou a função cognitiva e o grau de severidade da dependência ao álcool em ind...
OBJECTIVE: This study sought to analyze the psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy of the Chilean version of the INECO Frontal Screening (IFS-Ch) in a sample of dementia patients and control subjects.METHODS: After adapting the instrument to the Chilean context and obtaining content validity evi...
ABSTRACT. Among the instruments to evaluate semantic memory, the Pyramids and Palm Trees (PPT) and the Kissing andDancing (KDT) tests are widely used but none have a performance referential for cognitively normal and impaired Brazilianpopulations. Objective: [A] To study these two tests in a sample of yo...
The case of a 16-year old Jamaican girl who presented to the psychiatric service of a general hospital with features of Capgras syndrome is presented. Her history, treatment, progress and relevant psychodynamic and neurocognitive issues are explored. This is the first known published case of an adolescen...
Antidepresivos/administración & dosificación,
Antipsicóticos/administración & dosificación,
Benzodiazepinas/administración & dosificación,
Síndrome de Capgras/diagnóstico,
Síndrome de Capgras/tratamiento farmacológico,
Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica,
Inducción de Remisión,
Ideación Suicida,
Resultado del Tratamiento
