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Anhedonia and cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease: Italian validation of the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale and its application in the clinical routine practice during the PRIAMO study
Santangelo, G.,
Morgante, L.,
Savica, R.,
Marconi, R.,
Grasso, L.,
Antonini, A.,
De Gaspari, D.,
Ottaviani, D.,
Tiple, D.,
Simoni, L.,
Barone, P.
Objective: To assess the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) and to study the relationship between anhedonia, depression and cognitive impairment in...
Relation of hemoglobin to level of cognitive function in older persons
Shah, Raj C.,
Wilson, Robert S.,
Tang, Yuxiao,
Dong, Xinqi,
Murray, Anne,
Bennett, David A.
...cognitive function along with semantic memory, episodic memory, working memory, perceptual speed and visuospatial abilities.; Results: For 793 participants without clinical dementia, stroke or Parkinson’s disease, the mean age was...
Effects of age, gender, education and race on two tests of language ability in community-based older adults
Snitz, Beth E.,
Unverzagt, Frederick W.,
Chang, Chung-Chou H.,
Bilt, Joni Vander,
Gao, Sujuan,
Saxton, Judith,
Hall, Kathleen S.,
Ganguli, Mary
...on (1) a Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) score of 0; (2) non-missing baseline language test data; and (3) race self-reported as African-American or white. The combined sample (n = 1885)...
Evaluation of Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease with the use of neuromelanin MR imaging and (123)I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy
Miyoshi, F.,
Ogawa, T.,
Kitao, S.- i.,
Kitayama, M.,
Shinohara, Y.,
Takasugi, M.,
Fujii, S.,
Kaminou, T.
Background and Purpose: Progressive changes in the substantia nigra pars compacta and locus ceruleus of patients with Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease visualized by neuromelanin MRI and cardiac...
ERK2 is increased in cerebrospinal fluid of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patients
Steinacker, Petra,
Klafki, Hans,
Lehnert, Stefan,
Jesse, Sarah,
Arnim, Christine A. F. V.,
Tumani, Hayrettin,
Pabst, Alice,
Kretzschmar, Hans A.,
Wiltfang, Jens,
Otto, Markus
...animals infected with pathological prion protein. Therefore, we investigated CSF of 19 patients with CJD, 23 patients with other dementias including patients with Alzheimer’s disease, and 12 patients with other...
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...
Donepezil improves gait performance in older adults with mild Alzheimer’s disease: A phase II clinical trial
Montero-Odasso, Manuel,
Muir-Hunter, Susan W.,
Oteng-Amoako, Afua,
Gopaul, Karen,
Islam, Anam,
Borrie, Michael,
Wells, Jennie,
Speechley, Mark
...Background: Gait deficits are prevalent in people with dementia and increase their fall risk and future disability. Few treatments exist for gait impairment in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) but preliminary...
Population screening for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease using a novel blood test: diagnostic accuracy and feasibility study
Jackson, Graham S.,
Burk-Rafel, Jesse,
Edgeworth, Julie Ann,
Sicilia, Anita,
Abdilahi, Sabah,
Korteweg, Justine,
Mackey, Jonathan,
Thomas, Claire,
Wang, Guosu,
Schott, Jonathan M.,
Mummery, Catherine,
Chinnery, Patrick F.,
Mead, Simon,
Collinge, John
Importance: Our study indicates a prototype blood-based variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) assay has sufficient sensitivity and specificity to justify a large study comparing vCJD prevalence in the United...
Effect of a computerized brain exercise program on cognitive performance in older adults
Miller, Karen J.,
Dye, Richelin V.,
Kim, Jeanne,
Jennings, Julia L.,
O'Toole, Elizabeth,
Wong, Julie,
Siddarth, Prabha
...program 5 days a week for 20-25 minutes each day, or a wait-list control group (N = 33). All were older adults without dementia (mean age: 81.8 years; SD: 6.1;...