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The mini-mental Parkinson’s (MMP) as a cognitive screening tool in people with Parkinson’s disease

Background: Cognitive decline is common in Parkinson’s disease (PD) but may not be adequately identified by the mini-mental state examination (MMSE), which is better suited to Alzheimer’s disease....

Validity of the geriatric depression scale in nursing home residents: comparison of GDS-15, GDS-8, and GDS-4

Objective: To assess and compare the validity of the German 15-item version and shortened versions of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) for early detection of depression in nursing...

What predicts cognitive decline in de novo Parkinson’s disease?

Subtle cognitive impairment can be detected in early Parkinson’s disease (PD). In a consecutive series of de novo, drug-naive PD patients, we applied stepwise regression analysis to assess...

The diagnostic efficiency of biomarkers in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease compared to Alzheimer’s disease

...We conclude that the combination of more than one CSF marker for neurodegeneration can improve the diagnostic test accuracy for sCJD against neurological controls including patients with other dementias.;...

Obesity and impaired cognitive functioning in the elderly: a population-based cross-sectional study (NEDICES)

Background and Purpose: Studies of high body mass index (BMI) and cognition in the elderly have shown conflicting results. While some studies have shown a detrimental effect of...

The effects of counseling spouse caregivers of people with Alzheimer disease taking donepezil and of country of residence on rates of admission to nursing homes and mortality

...States.; Participants: One hundred and fifty-five persons with AD and their spouses.; Intervention: Five sessions of individual and family counseling (+ prn ad hoc counseling) or usual care.; Measurements: Time...

Trazodone improves sleep parameters in Alzheimer disease patients: A randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled study

Objectives: There are no randomized clinical trials regarding efficacy of trazodone in the treatment of sleep disturbances (SD) in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). We tested the efficacy...

Safety and effectiveness of donepezil on behavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer disease

The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and treatment responsiveness of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer disease recruited in a...

Computerised cognitive training for older persons with mild cognitive impairment: A pilot study using a randomised controlled trial design

The results of a pilot randomised controlled trial of computerised cognitive training in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are reported. Participants (N = 25) were randomised...

In vivo assessment of amyloid-β deposition in nondemented very elderly subjects

Objective: This study examined amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition in 190 nondemented subjects aged ≥82 years to determine the proportion of Aβ-positive scans and associations with cognition, apolipoprotein E (APOE)...

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