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Sustainability of motor training effects in older people with dementia
Evidence for sustainability of motor training effects in people with dementia is lacking. To examine whether the substantial improvements in motor performance achieved through a three-month specialized, standardized motor training were sustained, the participants of the randomized controlled trial were re-evaluated nine months after training had ceased. As part of a comprehensive study, participants with […]
Improvement in memory with plasticity-based adaptive cognitive training: results of the 3-month follow-up
Zelinski, Elizabeth M.,
Spina, Laila M.,
Yaffe, Kristine,
Ruff, Ronald,
Kennison, Robert F.,
Mahncke, Henry W.,
Smith, Glenn E.
Objectives: To investigate maintenance of training effects of a novel brain plasticity-based computerized cognitive training program in older adults after a 3-month no-contact period.; Design: Multisite, randomized, controlled, double-blind trial with two treatment groups.; Setting: Communities in northern and southern California and Minnesota.; Participants: Four hundred eighty-seven community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older without diagnosis […]
Detecting frontotemporal dysfunction in ALS: utility of the ALS Cognitive Behavioral Screen (ALS-CBS)
Woolley, Susan C.,
York, Michele K.,
Moore, Dan H.,
Strutt, Adriana M.,
Murphy, Jennifer,
Schulz, Paul E.,
Katz, Jonathan S.
Up to half of patients with ALS develop cognitive impairment during the course of the illness. Despite this, there is no simple tool for screening patients in the clinical setting. This study examines the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of the ALS Cognitive Behavioral Screen (ALS-CBS). We administered the measure to 112 ALS patients, including 31 […]
Effect of rhythmic auditory cueing on gait in people with Alzheimer disease
Objective: To determine whether rhythmic music and metronome cues alter spatiotemporal gait measures and gait variability in people with Alzheimer disease (AD).; Design: A repeated-measures study requiring participants to walk under different cueing conditions.; Setting: University movement laboratory.; Participants: Of the people (N=46) who met study criteria (a diagnosis of probable AD and ability to […]
Cognitive function and brain structure in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus after intensive lowering of blood pressure and lipid levels: a randomized clinical trial
Williamson, Jeff D.,
Launer, Lenore J.,
Bryan, R. Nick,
Coker, Laura H.,
Lazar, Ronald M.,
Gerstein, Hertzel C.,
Murray, Anne M.,
Sullivan, Mark D.,
Horowitz, Karen R.,
Ding, Jingzhong,
Marcovina, Santica,
Lovato, Laura,
Lovato, James,
Margolis, Karen L.,
Davatzikos, Christos,
Barzilay, Joshua,
Ginsberg, Henry N.,
Linz, Peter E.,
Miller, Michael E.
Importance: Persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at increased risk for decline in cognitive function, reduced brain volume, and increased white matter lesions in the brain. Poor control of blood pressure (BP) and lipid levels are risk factors for T2DM-related cognitive decline, but the effect of intensive treatment on brain function and structure […]
A brief clinical tool to assess physical function: the mini-physical performance test
The aim was to develop a brief physical performance assessment tool that can be reliably used to detect physical impairment in older adults with and without mild dementia. Scores on the 9-item physical performance test (PPT) from non-demented participants were used to develop and validate the 4-item mini-PPT. The validated mini-PPT was then used to […]
The implementation of integrated emotion-oriented care: did it actually change the attitude, skills and time spent of trained caregivers?
van der Kooij, C.,
Droes, R.,
de Lange, J.,
Ettema, T.,
Cools, H.,
van Tilburg, W.
Background: Successful implementation is a vital precondition for investigating the outcome of care innovation. This study concerned the evaluation of the implementation of integrated emotion-oriented care (IEOC) in psychogeriatric nursing home wards. The main question was whether the trained caregivers actually applied the knowledge and techniques of IEOC during their daily work.; Methods: The study […]
Genetic variation in galectin-3 gene associates with cognitive function at old age
Trompet, Stella,
Jukema, Wouter,
Mooijaart, Simon P.,
Ford, Ian,
Stott, David J.,
Westendorp, Rudi G.J.,
de Craen, Anton J.M.
Inflammation plays an important role in the development of cognitive decline and dementia in old age. Galectin-3 is known for its role in acute and chronic inflammation. We assessed whether genetic variation in the LGALS3 gene, encoding for galectin-3, associates with cognitive function in the 5804 participants of the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the […]
The association between systemic inflammation and cognitive performance in the elderly: the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study
Trollor, Julian N.,
Smith, Evelyn,
Agars, Emmeline,
Kuan, Stacey A.,
Baune, Bernhard T.,
Campbell, Lesley,
Samaras, Katherine,
Crawford, John,
Lux, Ora,
Kochan, Nicole A.,
Brodaty, Henry,
Sachdev, Perminder
Inflammation may contribute to cognitive decline and dementia. This study examined the cross-sectional relationships between markers of systemic inflammation (C-reactive protein, interleukins-1β, -6, -8, -10, -12, plasminogen activator inhibitor, serum amyloid A, tumour necrosis factor-α and vascular adhesion molecule-1) and cognitive function in 873 non-demented community-dwelling elderly participants aged 70-90 years. Regression analyses were performed […]
Neuroimaging predictors of brain amyloidosis in mild cognitive impairment
Objective: To identify a neuroimaging signature predictive of brain amyloidosis as a screening tool to identify individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that are most likely to have high levels of brain amyloidosis or to be amyloid-free.; Methods: The prediction model cohort included 62 MCI subjects screened with structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and (11) […]