This database contains 6 studies, archived under the term: "changes"
Video decision support tool for advance care planning in dementia: randomised controlled trial
Volandes, Angelo E.,
Paasche-Orlow, Michael K.,
Barry, Michael J.,
Gillick, Muriel R.,
Minaker, Kenneth L.,
Chang, Yuchiao,
Cook, E. Francis,
Abbo, Elmer D.,
El-Jawahri, Areej,
Mitchell, Susan L.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a video decision support tool on the preferences for future medical care in older people if they develop advanced dementia, and the stability of those preferences after six weeks.; Design: Randomised controlled trial conducted between 1 September 2007 and 30 May 2008. Setting Four primary care clinics (two geriatric […]
Voxel-based morphometry in individual patients: a pilot study in early Huntington disease
Mühlau, M.,
Wohlschläger, A. M.,
Gaser, C.,
Valet, M.,
Weindl, A.,
Nunnemann, S.,
Peinemann, A.,
Etgen, T.,
Ilg, R.
Background and Purpose: Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) has proved a powerful method to detect subtle changes of gray matter (GM) at the group level but the role of VBM for the detection of GM changes in single subjects, especially in those with suspected neurodegenerative disorder, remains uncertain. Here, we performed single subject analyses in 22 patients […]
Insulin resistance and medial prefrontal gyrus metabolism in women receiving hormone therapy
Rasgon, Natalie L.,
Kenna, Heather A.,
Wroolie, Tonita E.,
Williams, Katherine E.,
DeMuth, Bevin N.,
Silverman, Daniel H. S.
Insulin resistance (IR) is a putative risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia, and has been shown to impede neuronal glucose metabolism in animal models. This post hoc study focused on metabolic changes in the medial prefrontal region, a brain region exhibiting decline years before documented cognitive changes, relative to high or low IR status […]
Dopamine D₂-agonist rotigotine effects on cortical excitability and central cholinergic transmission in Alzheimer’s disease patients
Martorana, Alessandro,
Di Lorenzo, Francesco,
Esposito, Zaira,
Lo Giudice, Temistocle,
Bernardi, Giorgio,
Caltagirone, Carlo,
Koch, Giacomo
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter involved in several brain functions ranging from emotions control, movement organization to memory formation. It is also involved in the regulation of mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. However, its role in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis is still puzzling. Several recent line of research instead indicates a clear role for dopamine in both […]