[PDF] Top 20 Dement. neuropsychol. vol.6 número4

... he authors considered that these data support the hypothesis of inadequate inclusion of a considerable proportion of patients in the high cost drug program for AD.. Correia et al.[r] ... See full document

... A total of 20 patients were included (15 men and 5 women; Chi-square test [χ²], p=0.025), with pre and post-operative assessments. Demographic and clini- cal characteristics are shown in Table 1. Mean (M) and standard ... See full document

... Recognition that increased overtime work afects cognitive function in certain functional areas and, by extension, may afect worker performance, has impor- tant implications for the hea[r] ... See full document

... Early clinical features of SSPE include myoclonus (60%), behavioral changes (13%), seizures (8%) and cog- nitive decline (5%). As the disease progresses, ataxia, oc- ular and visual manifestations (including ... See full document

... the State Public Network of Florianópolis in Southern Brazil. From this number of teachers, 339 teachers were undergoing health treatment in general, corresponding to 24.78% that did not fully exert their functions. Of ... See full document

... In order to provide the population with treatment, the Ministry of Health established the “Assistance Pro- gram for People with Alzheimer’s disease”, the Protocol Clinical Guideline fo[r] ... See full document

... 5. De Stefano N, Narayanan S, Francis GS, Arnaoutelis R, Tartaglia MC, Antel JP. Evidence of axonal damage in the early stages of multiple scle- rosis and its relevance to disability. Arch Neurol 2001;58:65-70. 6. ... See full document

... he aim of the report is to show the broad spectrum of presentation in adult-onset leukodystrophies, to alert cli- nicians to the importance of conducting an extensive neurological inv[r] ... See full document

... To analyze the efects of a weight training program on cognitive functions in elderly with Alzheimer’s disease.. METHODS.[r] ... See full document

... [a] to describe the presence of apathy in patients with AD living in the community of Rio Claro-SP/Brazil; [b] to determine whether there is a relationship between apathy and cognitiv[r] ... See full document

... The therapist shows a picture and asks the patient to describe the action corresponding to it. If they cannot, patient is presented some cards with written words corresponding to the p[r] ... See full document

... Studies reporting indirect evidence of the role of vitamin A and memory, for example the efect of this vitamin on the formation of plaques or ibrils, were also considered to be releva[r] ... See full document

... Moreover, comparison of the patient self-report (MCS-A) in the irst subgroup (CDR=0) revealed that in this category, indicating absence of dementia, the mean memory complaint score wa[r] ... See full document

... he melodies composed for all of the tests were iden- tiied during the entire battery. We identiied 26 main melodies present in all of the tests, with the exception of the Musical Memory test, for which 15 additional ... See full document

... Results: The cerebellum volume was reduced in patients with cognitive impairment without dementia and with dementia, in patients with PTSD, and in patients with bipolar disorder compar[r] ... See full document

... 26. Nitrini R, Caramelli P, Porto CS, Fichman HC, Formigoni AP. Brief cognitive battery in the diagnosis of mild Alzheimer’s disease in subjects with me- dium and high levels of education. Dement ... See full document

... 5 We present the case of a patient diagnosed with Pemphigus vulgaris that developed cognitive complaints before 65 years without previous focal signs or any evidence of other predi[r] ... See full document

... he occurrence of cognitive decline in patients with DM-II has been reported by several stud- ies and the authors concluded that simple tests may be used for early detection of cognitiv[r] ... See full document

... Fifteen out of the 23 studies (65.3%) retrieved reported abnormalities on neuropsychological tests in migraine patients, notably tests of memory, attention and information processing sp[r] ... See full document

... In summary, both igure recognition (slow to apply) and verbal luency (rapid to apply) tests proved to be re- liable instruments for detecting cognitive impairment over the course of th[r] ... See full document