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Dementia, according to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, is defined by a significant decline in 1 or more cognitive domains that interferes with a person’s independence in daily activities. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) differs from dementia in that the impairment is not sufficient to interfere with independence. For the purposes of this discussion, cognitive impairment (CI) includes both dementia and MCI. Various screening tests are available for CI. These tests ask patients to perform a series of tasks that assess 1 or more domains of cognitive function or ask a caregiver to report on the patient’s abilities. A positive result on a screening test does not equate to a diagnosis of CI; rather, it should lead to additional testing to confirm the diagnosis. On review of the evidence, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded in 2020 that the evidence was insufficient to assess the balance of ben
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Mashup Score: 0The Relationship between Mood and Anxiety and Cognitive Phenotypes in Adults with Pharmacoresistant Temporal Lobe Epilepsy - 6 month(s) ago
Objective Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) are often at a high risk for cognitive and psychiatric comorbidities. Several cognitive phenotypes have been identified in TLE, but it is unclear…
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Mashup Score: 0Interictal epileptiform discharges contribute to word‐finding difficulty in epilepsy through multiple cognitive mechanisms - 7 month(s) ago
Objective Cognitive impairment often impacts quality of life in epilepsy even if seizures are controlled. Word-finding difficulty is particularly prevalent and often attributed to etiological (stati…
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Commentary on: Hu M, Hu H, Shao Z, Gao Y, Zeng X, Shu X, Huang J, Shen S, Wu IXY, Xiao LD, Feng H. Effectiveness and acceptability of non-pharmacological interventions in people with mild cognitive impairment: Overview of systematic reviews and network meta-analysis. J Affect Disord 2022;311:383–90. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.043. Epub 2022 May 18. MCI is potentially reversible.1 There are…
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Commentary on: Hu M, Hu H, Shao Z, Gao Y, Zeng X, Shu X, Huang J, Shen S, Wu IXY, Xiao LD, Feng H. Effectiveness and acceptability of non-pharmacological interventions in people with mild cognitive impairment: Overview of systematic reviews and network meta-analysis. J Affect Disord 2022;311:383–90. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.043. Epub 2022 May 18. MCI is potentially reversible.1 There are…
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Mashup Score: 1New balance capability index as a screening tool for mild cognitive impairment - BMC Geriatrics - 1 year(s) ago
Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is not just a prodrome to dementia, but a very important intervention point to prevent dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It has long been known that people with AD have a higher frequency of falls with some gait instability. Recent evidence suggests that vestibular impairment is disproportionately prevalent among individuals with MCI and…
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Mashup Score: 0Physical Functional Impairment and the Risk of Incident Mild Cognitive Impairment in an Observational Study of World Trade Center Responders - 1 year(s) ago
Background and Objectives Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been linked to increased risk of cognitive dysfunction and physical functional impairment (PFI). The objective of this prospective cohort study was to examine whether PFI was associated with increased risk of incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among World Trade Center (WTC) responders with PTSD. We hypothesized that…
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Mashup Score: 2Low Plasma Ergothioneine Predicts Cognitive and Functional Decline in an Elderly Cohort Attending Memory Clinics - 1 year(s) ago
Low blood concentrations of the diet-derived compound ergothioneine (ET) have been associated with cognitive impairment and cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) in cross-sectional studies, but it is unclear whether ET levels can predict subsequent cognitive and functional decline. Here, we examined the temporal relationships between plasma ET status and cognition in a cohort of 470 elderly subjects…
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Patients can present with chief complaints and symptoms that differ from the eventual diagnoses. The differences between aetiologies…
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Inhibiting an enzyme that is upregulated during joint inflammation may prove a valuable therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). As well as causing considerable pain and discomfort in the joints, RA can also trigger neuropsychiatric problems including depression and memory impairment. The monoamine oxidase (MAO) enzyme family is involved in the control of neurotransmitters, and there is evidence…
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In a new #BeyondTheGuidelines, two experts debate the best screening tools and practices for patients with potential #dementia and #cognitiveimpairment: https://t.co/BWEtY66ds6 https://t.co/50LHd54ZGJ