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This database contains 244 studies, archived under the term: "Cohort Study"

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Population screening for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease using a novel blood test: diagnostic accuracy and feasibility study

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 Kingdom with a bovine spongiform encephalopathy-unexposed population. In a clinical diagnostic capacity, the assay’s likelihood ratios dramatically change an individual’s pretest disease odds to posttest probabilities and […]

Development and evaluation of a computerized test battery for Alzheimer’s disease screening in community-based settings

Aim: To evaluate the capability of a computerized test battery for Alzheimer’s disease screening which has been newly developed to provide a standardized and efficient method for widespread use in routine clinical and community-based settings.; Methods: Participants were 72 individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and 102 healthy elderly individuals. Both groups were tested by the […]

Cilostazol add-on therapy in patients with mild dementia receiving donepezil: A retrospective study

Goal: Combinatorial therapy directed at both vascular and neurodegenerative aspects of dementia may offer a promising strategy for treatment of dementia, which often has a multifactorial basis in the elderly. We investigated whether the phosphodiesterase III inhibitor cilostazol, which is often used in the prevention of stroke and peripheral artery disease, may delay cognitive decline […]

Retrospective lifetime dietary patterns predict cognitive performance in community-dwelling older Australians

Dietary intake is a modifiable exposure that may have an impact on cognitive outcomes in older age. The long-term aetiology of cognitive decline and dementia, however, suggests that the relevance of dietary intake extends across the lifetime. In the present study, we tested whether retrospective dietary patterns from the life periods of childhood, early adulthood, […]

Are optimal levels of testosterone associated with better cognitive function in healthy older women and men?

Background: Sex steroids can positively affect the brain and from this it would follow that high levels of sex steroids could be associated with better cognitive function in older men and women.; Methods: This Healthy Ageing Study sample comprised of 521 older participants (51% women) without dementia at baseline, with an age range from 64 […]

Unintended effects of statins in men and women in England and Wales: population based cohort study using the QResearch database

Objective: To quantify the unintended effects of statins according to type, dose, and duration of use.; Design: Prospective open cohort study using routinely collected data.; Setting: 368 general practices in England and Wales supplying data to the QResearch database.; Participants: 2 004 692 patients aged 30-84 years of whom 225 922 (10.7%) were new users […]

Ankle blood pressure and dementia: a prospective follow-up study

Background and Objective: Ankle blood pressure may be a useful indicator of arterial stiffness. The main aim of the present study was to examine the relationship of ankle blood pressure measured in midlife with the risk of dementia with advancing age. A secondary aim was to examine the relationship of physical exercise capacity in midlife […]

Persistence with cholinesterase inhibitor therapy for dementia: an observational administrative health database study

Objective: To determine if choice of drug and ease of administration affect persistence of therapy with cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) for treatment of dementia.; Methods: An observational administrative health database study was conducted in 5622 patients aged >or=65 years who received a new prescription for donepezil (DON), rivastigmine (RIV) or galantamine (GAL) from February to May […]

Time until incident dementia among Medicare beneficiaries using centrally acting or non-centrally acting ACE inhibitors

Background: Centrally active (CA) angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are able to cross the blood–brain barrier. Small observational studies and mouse models suggest that use of CA versus non-CA ACEIs is associated with a reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).; Objective: The aim of this research was to assess the effect of CA […]

Altered microstructure in corticospinal tract in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: comparison with Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease with dementia

Background and Purpose: Previous neuropathologic studies in chronic hydrocephalus have suggested the presence of white matter damage, presumably from mechanical pressure due to ventricular enlargement and metabolic derangement. This study aimed to investigate the diffusional properties of the CST in patients with iNPH by using DTI and to determine whether this method could be used […]

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