Eichler, Tilly, Thyrian, Jochen René, Fredrich, Daniel, Kohler, Leonore, Wucherer, Diana, Michalowsky, Bernhard, Dreier, Adina, Hoffmann, Wolfgang

Background: A computerized Intervention-Management-System (IMS) has been developed and implemented to facilitate dementia care management. IMS is a rule-based expert decision support system that matches individual patient characteristics to a computerized knowledge base. One of the most important functionalities of IMS is to support the compilation of the individual intervention plan by systematically identifying unmet […]

Zhang, Yu, Tartaglia, Maria Carmela, Schuff, Norbert, Chiang, Gloria C., Ching, Christopher, Rosen, Howard J., Gorno-Tempini, Maria Luisa, Miller, Bruce L., Weiner, Michael W.

Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have demonstrated regional patterns of brain macrostructural atrophy and white matter microstructural alterations separately in the three major subtypes of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), which includes behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), semantic dementia (SD), and progressive nonfluent aphasia (PNFA). This study was to investigate to what extent the pattern […]

Schulz, R., Monin, J. K., Czaja, S. J., Lingler, J. H., Beach, S. R., Martire, L. M., Dodds, A., Hebert, R. S., Zdaniuk, B., Cook, T. B.

Purpose: assess psychometric properties of scales developed to assess experience and perception of physical, psychological, and existential suffering in older individuals.; Design and Methods: scales were administered to 3 populations of older persons and/or their family caregivers: individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and their family caregivers (N = 105 dyads), married couples in whom 1 […]

Rinne, Juha O., Frantzen, Janek, Leinonen, Ville, Lonnrot, Kimmo, Laakso, Aki, Virtanen, Kirsi A., Solin, Olof, Kotkansalo, Anna, Koivisto, Anne, Sajanti, Juha, Karppinen, Atte, Lehto, Hanna, Rummukainen, Jaana, Buckley, Chris, Smith, Adrian, Jones, Paul A., Sherwin, Paul, Farrar, Gill, McLain, Richard, Kailajarvi, Marita, Grachev, Igor D.

Unlabelled: BACKGOUND/OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of association between uptake of the amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent [(18)F]flutemetamol and the level of amyloid-β measured by immunohistochemical and histochemical staining in a frontal cortical region biopsy site.; Methods: Seventeen patients with probable normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) underwent prospective [(18)F]flutemetamol PET and subsequent frontal cortical […]

Richter, Tanja, Mann, Eva, Meyer, Gabriele, Haastert, Burkhard, Köpke, Sascha

Background: Despite increasing knowledge about the limited effectiveness and severe adverse effects, the prescription rate of psychotropic medications in frail elderly persons remains high. Prescriptions are mainly made to control behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, although factors associated with prescriptions are rarely reported. However, such information is a prerequisite to develop intervention programs aiming […]