by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Saturday, June 15, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION The contribution of neuropsychological assessments to risk assessment for incident dementia is underappreciated. METHODS We analyzed neuropsychological testing results in dementia-free participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Saturday, June 15, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract BACKGROUND The mechanisms linking mild behavioral impairment (MBI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have been insufficiently explored, with conflicting results regarding tau protein and few data on other metabolic markers. We aimed to evaluate the...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Saturday, June 15, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION The entorhinal cortex (EC) and perirhinal cortex (PC) are vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. A triggering factor may be the interaction of vascular dysfunction and tau pathology. METHODS We imaged post mortem human tissue at 100 μm3 with 7...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Friday, June 14, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Poor social connection is considered a risk factor for dementia. Since socializing behaviors may cluster together or act compensatorily, we aimed to investigate social connection patterns and their association with dementia, for men and women...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Friday, June 14, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION We aimed to investigate the association between the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and dementia incidence rates (IR) in the population with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) identified in primary care in New Zealand (NZ) over 25 years. METHODS...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Friday, June 14, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 6, Page 1036-1051, August 2024. AimTo develop and validate a scale for measuring professional caregivers’ ethical self-efficacy in dementia care.BackgroundProfessional caregivers of people with dementia make ethical decisions on a day-to-day...
