by PsyAsia International | Friday, April 9, 2021 | Aging, Alzheimer's, Aphasia, Dementia, Dementia Journals, Diagnosis, PPA, PsyAsia Neuropsychology
April 9, 2021 Abstract Introduction Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a clinical dementia syndrome associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) or Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Impairment in activities of daily living is essential for dementia...
by PsyAsia International | Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | Alzheimer's, Cognition, Dementia, Dementia Journals, DLB, PsyAsia Neuropsychology
April 6, 2021 Abstract Introduction The National Institute on Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center program added the Lewy body dementia module (LBD‐MOD) to the Uniform Data Set to facilitate LBD characterization and distinguish dementia with Lewy bodies...
by PsyAsia International | Friday, March 5, 2021 | Aging, Dementia, Dementia Journals, MCI, PsyAsia Neuropsychology
March 5, 2021 Abstract Introduction The aged brain frequently exhibits multiple pathologies, rather than a single hallmark pathology (pure pathology [PurP]), ranging from low/intermediate levels of additional pathology (LowP) to mixed severe pathology (mixed SevP). We...
by PsyAsia International | Friday, March 5, 2021 | Aging, CABG, Dementia, Dementia Journals, PsyAsia Neuropsychology, Sex
March 5, 2021 Abstract Introduction We examined the long‐term risk of dementia after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in relation to age and sex. Methods All CABG patients in Sweden 1992–2015 (n = 111,335), and matched controls (n = 222,396) were included in a...
by PsyAsia International | Friday, March 5, 2021 | Aging, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Dementia Journals, PsyAsia Neuropsychology
March 5, 2021 Abstract Introduction Understanding rural‐urban variation in the diagnostic incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) will inform policies to improve timely diagnosis and access to supportive services for older...
by PsyAsia International | Thursday, March 4, 2021 | Alzheimer's, Cancer, Dementia, Dementia Journals, PsyAsia Neuropsychology
March 4, 2021 Abstract Introduction Studies on the association of cancer and risk of dementia are inconclusive due to result heterogeneity and concerns of survivor bias and unmeasured confounding. Methods This study uses data from the Memento cohort, a French...
