by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Monday, February 12, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Genetic studies conducted over the past four decades have provided us with a detailed catalog of genes that play critical roles in the etiology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRDs). Despite this progress, as a field we...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, February 9, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Amyloid beta (Aβ) and tau pathology are cross-sectionally associated with atrophy and cognitive decline in aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). METHODS We investigated relationships between concurrent longitudinal measures of Aβ (Pittsburgh...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, February 9, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION We tested the association of brain artery diameters with dementia and stroke risk in three distinct population-based studies using conventional T2-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images. METHODS We included 8420 adults > 40...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 5, Page 709-723, July 2024. Introduction and Background to Study: Published work on dementia research co-production focuses on developing health and social care interventions. Less is written about practicalities and experiences of...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Thursday, February 1, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 5, Page 800-816, July 2024. ObjectivesSpeech-language pathologists (SLPs) have a crucial role in assisting individuals with dementia due to the communication and swallowing challenges associated with the disease. As the number of dementia...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Thursday, January 4, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 5, Page 741-756, July 2024. BackgroundThe use of life stories in dementia care has been described as a way of seeing every person as an individual, looking beyond their dementia. Life stories have become synonymous with high-quality care,...
