[PDF] Top 20 Dement. neuropsychol. vol.7 número4

... evaluated the performance of middle- aged and elderly Brazilian on the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) to propose norms for improving the diagnostic accuracy of this scale.. Age and[r] ... See full document

... Measures related to fat mass (waist circumference and triceps skinfold thickness) were associated with cogni- tive impairment in younger old people, while measures related only to musc[r] ... See full document

... In areas endemic for HTLV-I infection, the differential diagnosis between HAM/TSP and other myelopathy etiologies can be difficult, particularly if the patient has signs and symptoms o[r] ... See full document

... the extension, variation in size and position of the gan- glion in relation to neighboring structures, as follows: “…he Substantia innominata (Reil) Forel is the anterior prolongat[r] ... See full document

... On examination at our service, she was apathetic, exhibited a regular general state, with a blood pressure of 120x80 mmHg. Neurological examination disclosed severe attention deicit, her score on the Mini-Mental State ... See full document

... Methods: Two cases of semantic dementia were investigated for the presence of deficits in non-literal language abilities using the screening test for Alzheimer’s disease with proverbs,[r] ... See full document

... Objectives: To compare the Brazilian version of the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument-Short Form (CASI-S) with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Pfeffer Functional Ac[r] ... See full document

... important to consider using another reference. A quantiied assessment of the functional normal- ization by the cerebellum (Group I) revealed an average perfusion value of 78.03%, with a standard deviation of 4.07. Two ... See full document

... With regard to estimated creatinine clearance evalu- ated according to age, weight and gender, a signiicant diference was observed between the groups, with the AD group having a signii[r] ... See full document

... Recent studies have suggested that FTLD-related diseases have a signiicant impact on the ability to carry out daily activities. However, studies on disability sever- ity in these conditions are scarce. In addition, ... See full document

... Hence, it is interesting to note that the quality of communication is not only expressed in the number of partners, and that our subjects could ex- plore the potential of available cog[r] ... See full document

... Analyses of DRS scores according to educational level yielded signiicant diferences on the Attention subscale (illiterates < sch1 < sch2 < sch3); Initiation/ Perseveration sub[r] ... See full document

... In addition, higher retest scores on the word mem- ory, recall, semantic and phonemic VFT tests and a shorter retest time to perform the Trail B (Table 1), were also observed.. he ICC [r] ... See full document

... Estimation of the risk of conversion of mild cognitive impairment of Alzheimer type to Al- zheimer’s disease in a south Brazilian population-based elderly cohort: the PALA study.. Lope[r] ... See full document

... here were 25 caregivers (69.4%) with stress associ- ated with patient delusion, of whom seven (19.4%) had pain grade 5, four (11.1%) grade 4, 11 (30.6%) grade 3 two (5.6%) grade 2 and one (2.7%) grade 1. Prevalence of ... See full document

... FTD is a unique condition which manifests with a range of behavioural symptoms, marked dysfunction in activities of daily living (ADL) and increased levels of carer burden as compared t[r] ... See full document

... best exam to detect brain calciications but neuroimag- ing studies combined with neuropsychological analysis showed that some patients present progressive distur- bances of selective at[r] ... See full document

... In general, performance does not seem to vary consistently de- pending on the type of processing (whether automatic or controlled, second research question), since out of the studies [r] ... See full document

... e 7 da escala FAST, com escore no Mini-Exame do Estado Mental (MEEM) entre 5 e 15 e acompanhados junto ao Setor de Neurologia do Comportamento e do Núcleo de Envelhecimento Cerebral da Universidade Federal de São ... See full document

... 4. Yaffe K, Blackwell T, Kanaya AM, Davidowitz N, Barrett-Connor E, Krueger K. Diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, and the development of cognitive impairment in older women. Neurology 2004;63:658-663. 5. Yeung SE, ... See full document