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Group therapy for patients with mild cognitive impairment and their significant others: Results of a waiting-list controlled trial
Banningh, Liesbeth W. A. Joosten-Weyn,
Prins, Judith B.,
Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra J. F. J.,
Wijnen, Hugo H.,
Rikkert, Marcel G. M. Olde,
Kessels, Roy P. C.
Background: Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have to deal with an uncertain prognosis and also face a multitude of memory-related problems and psychosocial consequences. A newly developed group programme proved to be feasible, however, it needed confirmation by a controlled study. Aim: This controlled study evaluates this group therapy for MCI patients aimed to […]
Dietary intake of vitamin D and cognition in older women: a large population-based study
Annweiler, C.,
Schott, A.M.,
Rolland, Y.,
Blain, H.,
Herrmann, F. R.,
Beauchet, O.
Background: Serum vitamin D concentrations are associated with global cognitive function among older adults. The benefits of vitamin D intake to treat or prevent cognitive impairment remain unknown. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine whether weekly dietary intake of vitamin D could be associated with global cognitive performance among older adults.; Methods: […]
Exergaming and older adult cognition: a cluster randomized clinical trial
Anderson-Hanley, Cay,
Arciero, Paul J.,
Brickman, Adam M.,
Nimon, Joseph P.,
Okuma, Naoko,
Westen, Sarah C.,
Merz, Molly E.,
Pence, Brandt D.,
Woods, Jeffrey A.,
Kramer, Arthur F.,
Zimmerman, Earl A.
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 reality-enhanced exercise or “exergames” may elicit greater participation.; Purpose: To test the following hypotheses: (1) stationary cycling with virtual reality tours (“cybercycle”) will enhance executive function and […]
Renin-angiotensin system blockade and cognitive function in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease: analysis of data from the ONTARGET and TRANSCEND studies
Anderson, Craig,
Teo, Koon,
Gao, Peggy,
Arima, Hisatomi,
Dans, Antonio,
Unger, Thomas,
Commerford, Patrick,
Dyal, Leanne,
Schumacher, Helmut,
Pogue, Janice,
Paolasso, Ernesto,
Holwerda, Nicolaas,
Chazova, Irina,
Binbrek, Azan,
Young, James,
Yusuf, Salim
Background: cardiovascular risk factors are associated with dementia and cognitive decline. We investigated the effects of renin-angiotensin system blockade on cognitive function in patients aged 55 years and older with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or diabetes with end-organ damage in two clinical trials.; Methods: in the main study, ONTARGET, a double-blind, double-dummy, randomised controlled trial, […]
Lipid lowering agents, cognitive decline, and dementia: the three-city study
Ancelin, Marie-Laure,
Carrière, Isabelle,
Barberger-Gateau, Pascale,
Auriacombe, Sophie,
Rouaud, Olivier,
Fourlanos, Spiros,
Berr, Claudine,
Dupuy, Anne-Marie,
Ritchie, Karen
The aim of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate the effects of lipid lowering agent (LLA) intake on cognitive function in 6,830 community-dwelling elderly persons. Cognitive performance (global cognitive functioning, visual memory, verbal fluency, psychomotor speed, and executive function), clinical diagnosis of dementia, and fibrate and statin use, were evaluated at baseline, and 2, […]
Results from a pilot study on amiodarone administration in monogenic frontotemporal dementia with granulin mutation
Alberici, A.,
Archetti, S.,
Pilotto, A.,
Premi, E.,
Cosseddu, M.,
Bianchetti, A.,
Semeraro, F.,
Salvetti, M.,
Muiesan, M. L.,
Padovani, A.,
Borroni, B.
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is one of the most important neurodegenerative conditions and Granulin (GRN) is one of the major genes associated to the disease. FTD-GRN patients are still orphan for any evidence-based target-therapy approach. Interestingly, it has been recently found that alkalizing agents rescued haploinsufficiency in cellular models expressing FTD-GRN mutations. We set up a […]
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 patients with SLE: traditional neuropsychological tests (NPT) and the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics (ANAM). Both are time-consuming and neither is readily available for screening purposes.; Purpose: The […]
Normal pressure hydrocephalus or neuroborreliosis?
Background: An 80-year-old woman presented with progressive cognitive decline and with a 6-month history of gait ataxia. Brain MRI depicted enlarged ventricles and periventricular lesions. Clinical improvement after CSF spinal tap test suggested a normal pressure hydrocephalus syndrome. But CSF pleocytosis with activated lymphocytes and plasma cells and intrathecal Borrelia burgdorferi specific antibody production led […]