ABSTRACT: Depression and dementia are the most prevalent neuropsychiatric disorders in the elderly population. Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia in most countries, being responsible for more than half of all dementia cases. Late-onset depression is a frequent cause of cognitive decli...
ABSTRACT. During normal aging there are some cognitive and behavioral changes similar to those observed in a transitional state or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early onset dementia, making it challenging for health care professionals to reach an accurate and reliable diagnosis. Objective: The curr...
We report a case of a 67-year-old woman with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and a history of neurocysticercosis. After her retirement she showed progressive behavioral changes and neuropsychiatric symptoms with relative preservation ofcognitive functioning. During the next three years, the patient manifes...
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is characterized by a variable combination of cerebellar ataxia, parkinsonism and pyramidal signs associated with autonomic failure. Classically, cognitive impairment was not considered a clinical feature of MSA and dementia was pointed out as an exclusion diagnostic criteri...
A review of the evidence on cognitive, functional and behavioral assessment for the diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimers disease (AD) is presented with revision and broadening of the recommendations on the use of tests and batteries in Brazil for the diagnosis of dementia due to AD. A systematic revie...
Este artigo apresenta revisão e ampliação das recomendações sobre os testes e baterias empregados no Brasil para o diagnóstico e avaliação cognitiva, funcional e comportamental da demência na doença de Alzheimer (DA). De modo sistemático foi revista a literatura disponível (nas bases MEDLINE,...
É resultado da infecção do cérebro, das meninges ou medula espinhal pelo Treponema pallidum e desenvolve-se em cerca de 25-40% das pessoas que não são tratadas para a sífilis. A demência por neurossífilis é uma manifestação tardia da sífilis e era causa frequente de deterioração cognitiva ...
Objetivo: observar la estabilidad del diagnóstico de trastorno generalizado del desarrollo (TGD) de la cognición y del lenguaje en una muestra de niños menores de 5 años. Material y Método: 32 niños (30 varones, 2 niñas) con diagnóstico de TGD (realizado con CARS, criterios de DSM IV y criterio c...
Lung disease with chronic hypoxia has been associated with cognitive impairment of the subcortical type. Objectives: To review the cognitive effects of chronic hypoxia in patients with lung disease and its pathophysiology in brain metabolism. Methods: A literature search of Pubmed data was performed. The...
