by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Age-related sensory and motor impairment are associated with risk of dementia. No study has examined the joint associations of multiple sensory and motor measures on prevalence of early cognitive impairment (ECI). METHODS Six hundred fifty...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 4, Page 610-621, May 2024. ObjectiveHealthcare professionals as well as families play a vital role in ensuring the quality of care for people living with dementia. However, the relationships between healthcare professionals and families of...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, February 19, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Three-dimensional (3D) histology analyses are essential to overcome sampling variability and understand pathological differences beyond the dissection axis. We present Path2MR, the first pipeline allowing 3D reconstruction of sparse human...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Friday, February 16, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Synaptic loss is an early prominent feature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The recently developed novel synaptic vesicle 2A protein (SV2A) PET-tracer UCB-J has shown great promise in tracking synaptic loss in AD. However, there have been...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Friday, February 16, 2024 | Dementia
Visual and spatial perception (VSP) are cognitive domains frequently assessed in the screening and neuropsychological assessment of dementia. Evidence suggests that VSP impairment is common in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Despite this evidence, the...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Friday, February 16, 2024 | Dementia
Literature shows poor dementia training and competencies among health and social professionals. Due to the growing prevalence of people with dementia and all the related care demands, specialized training is increasingly needed but must be effective in terms of impact...
