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Perfil cognitivo en el Mareo Perceptual Postural Persistente: Implicancias sobre su fisiopatología como disfunción cognitiva viso-vestibular superior

Introducción: El mareo perceptual postural persistente (MPPP) es, probablemente, la causa más prevalente de mareo crónico. Sin embargo, su fisiopatología es aún motivo de duda y debate. En el presente artículo, proponemos que el MPPP se caracteriza por disfunciones cognitivas de orden superior, al ...

Rehabilitación neuropsicológica en un caso de trastorno límite de la personalidad

La rehabilitación neuropsicológica es una terapia que busca mejorar la independencia y autonomía en pacientes que presentan dificultades cognitivas. El objetivo de la investigación fue determinar la eficacia de un programa de rehabilitación neuropsicológica en una paciente con diagnóstico de trast...

Características clínicas del trastorno de déficit atencional e hiperactividad en epilepsia
Clinical features of the attentional deficit and hyperactivity disorder in epilepsy

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (supl.2), 2020
La epilepsia y el trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH) son condiciones frecuentes en pediatría y suelen presentarse asociadas en muchos pacientes. Su relación es compleja y comparten comorbilidad psiquiátrica. Los pacientes con ambas condiciones conjuntas, epilepsia y TDAH, se p...

Rehabilitación multidisciplinaria para pacientes adultos con accidente cerebrovascular
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for adult patients with stroke

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (1), 2020
Se estima que dos tercios de las personas que han sufrido un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) tienen secuelas que condicionan su calidad de vida. La rehabilitación del ACV es un proceso complejo, que requiere de un equipo multidisciplinario de profesionales especializados (médicos, kinesiólogos, enferm...

Voxel-wise meta-analysis of structural changes in gray matter of Parkinsons disease patients with mild cognitive impairment

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (6), 2020
Evidence from previous voxel-based morphometry (VBM) studies indicates that widespread brain regions are involved in Parkinson's disease with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI). However, the spatial localization reported for gray matter (GM) abnormalities is heterogeneous. The aim of the present study wa...

Alzheimer's disease and sleep disturbances: a review

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (11), 2019
ABSTRACT The association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and sleep disturbances has received increasing scientific attention in the last decades. However, little is known about the impact of sleep and its disturbances on the development of preclinical AD stages, such as mild cognitive impairment. This r...

Actividad física y tiempo sedente se asocian a sospecha de deterioro cognitivo en población adulta mayor chilena

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (10), 2019
Background: Lifestyle factors could promote healthy ageing. Aim: To investigate the association between physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior and cognitive impairment in Chilean older adults. Material and Methods: We included 1,390 participants from the National Health Survey (2009-2010). The Mini...

Decreased plasmatic spermidine and increased spermine in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease patients

Abstract Background Current evidence suggests that upregulation of polyamines system plays a role both in cognitive deficit and synaptic loss observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Objective The aim of this study was to determine the plasmatic concentration of polyamines in mild cognitive impairment (...

Exploratory analysis of rare and novel variants in Mexican patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and dementia

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (4), 2019
Abstract Background Schizophrenia (SCZ) and dementia, often related, are two of the most common neuropsychiatric diseases; epidemiological studies have shown that SCZ patients present a 2-fold increased risk for dementia compared to non-schizophrenic individuals. We explored the presence of rare and nov...

Memory impairment: an intermediate clinical syndrome symptom in HTLV-1-infected patients?

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (6), 2019
Background Although classical human T-cell lymphocyte virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis syndrome is the most frequent HTLV-1-associated neurological disorder, some "minor" neurological disorders can be seen in "asymptomatic" carriers. These disorders, including cog...