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Measuring memory in large group settings using a continuous recognition test
Memory function generally deteriorates with age, and memory impairments are a common symptom of serious illness such as dementia. Although screening tests are widely used throughout Medicine, they...

Mental exercises for cognitive function: clinical evidence
...The purpose of this study was to examine the beneficial effects of a new cognitive intervention program designed for the care and prevention of dementia, namely Learning Therapy. The...

A direct comparison of errorless and errorful therapy for object name relearning in Alzheimer’s disease
...Developing rehabilitation techniques to combat cognitive decline is a key goal of healthcare strategies aimed at promoting increased longevity and better quality of life for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease...

Cognitive effects of reducing anticholinergic drug burden in a frail elderly population: a randomized controlled trial
Background: Observational studies report a relationship between anticholinergic drug scale (ADS) score and cognitive function. This study investigated whether a reduced ADS score improved cognitive function in a...

Exergaming and older adult cognition: a cluster randomized clinical trial
Background: Dementia cases may reach 100 million by 2050. Interventions are sought to curb or prevent cognitive decline. Exercise yields cognitive benefits, but few older adults exercise. Virtual...

Service users’ involvement in the development of a maintenance cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) programme: A comparison of the views of people with dementia, staff and family carers
...with family carers of people with dementia. In total 17 people with dementia, 13 staff and 18 family carers took part in separate focus groups. The main findings from the...

Cognitive dysfunction in SLE: development of a screening tool
Background: Cognitive dysfunction (CD) is among the most common neuropsychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). There are two methods which have been used to detect CD in...

Effect of methylphenidate on attention in apathetic AD patients in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Background: Little is known about the effect of methylphenidate (MPH) on attention in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). MPH has shown to improve apathy in AD, and both apathy and...

Risk of cerebrovascular accident associated with use of antipsychotics: population-based case-control study
...electronic primary care records in the General Practice Research Database (GPRD).; Participants: Individuals with dementia aged 65 and older registered in the database between January 1, 1995, and June 22,...

Memantine is associated with longer survival than donepezil in a Veterans Affairs prescription database, 1997 to 2008
...with respect to the length of survival of veterans presumed to have AD. The Computerized Medical Records System at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) was used...

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