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Tag Archives: Cognitive Impairment
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (JGCR)
Summary Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) is characterised mainly by impaired perceptual speed, episodic memory, semantic memory, attention and executive function. It has much in common with global cognitive impairment, and diagnosis may overlap with that for Alzheimer’s Disease or other … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Amyloid, Amyloid Beta Protein, Amyloid Proteins, Amyloid-β (Aβ), Amyloid-β Protein, Boston Radiological Criteria for Probable CAA, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA), Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA): Clinical Manifestations, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA): Psychiatric Manifestations, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA): Psychopathology, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Neuropsychiatric Patterns, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Psychiatric Presentations in Old Age, Cognitive Impairment, Computed Tomography (CT) Scan, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Differential Diagnosis, Impulsivity, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scan, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, New Zealand, Waitemata District Health Board (Auckland)
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Screening Tools for Dementia and Cognitive Impairment in Hospitals: Validity and Accuracy (PLoS One)
Summary A Swiss systematic review investigated the diagnostic accuracy and validity of various tools for screening dementia and / or cognitive impairment in hospital patients. The aim was to provide up-to-date evidence for the choice of cognitive tests best suited … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6-CIT), Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS), Alzheimer’s Early Screening, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s National Memory Screening Program, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB), BBC Health News, BBC Wales News, Benefits of Detection and Early Intervention, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Clinic for Neurology and Neurorehabilitation: Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Clock Drawing Test, Clock Drawing Test (CDT), Cognitive Assessment Tools, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS), Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Hospital Patients, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Screening, Dementia Screening Debate, Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy: University of Lucerne, Diagnosis and Referral, Diagnosis and Support, Diagnosis Gap, Diagnosis of Dementia, Diagnosis Rates, Diagnostic Accuracy, Dr Chineze Ivenso: Chair of Old Age Faculty at Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales, Early Screening, Effectiveness of Early Detection and Treatment, Elective Inpatients, Improving Diagnosis, Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (United States), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mild Cognitive Impairment in Hospital Patients, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), PLoS One, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Professor Chris Marshall: Wales Research and Diagnostic PET Imaging Centre, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales, Screening, Screening for Cognitive Impairment, Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Hospital Patients, Screening for Dementia, Screening Instruments for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Hospital Patients, Screening Programmes, Screening Tests, Six-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT), Switzerland, Time and Change (T&C) Test, University Hospital of Wales (UHW), University of Lucerne, Validity of Screening Tools for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment, Wales Research and Diagnostic PET Imaging Centre, Welsh Government
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Eye Tests for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease? (NHS Digital / Ophthalmology Retina)
Summary Further discussion about the possibilities of using inexpensive eye tests to detect Alzheimer’s Disease, perhaps years before symptoms appear. This particular technique involves the examination of blood vessels and blood flow in the retina, as detected by Octa (Optical … Continue reading
Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis, Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers, Assessment and Diagnosis, Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Predicting Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease, Central Subfield Thickness (CST), Cognitive Impairment, Critical Appraisals, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Screening, Diagnosis, Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Diagnostics, Duke University in North Carolina, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study, Eye Examinations, Foveal Avascular Zone (FAZ) Area, Karen L. Wrenn Alzheimer's Disease Award, Macular Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer (GC-IPL), MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institutes of Health (US), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, NHS Digital (Formerly NHS Choices), Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Octa: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography, Ophthalmology Retina, Optical Coherence Tomography, Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA), Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Rapid Screening, Research to Prevent Blindness Inc. (New York), Retina as Early Biomarker of Neurodegeneration, Retinal Biomarkers, Retinal Examination in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Retinal Microvascular and Neurodegenerative Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease, Retinal Microvascular and Neurodegenerative Changes in Mild Cognitive Impairment, Retinal Vessel Density (VD), Screening, Screening for Dementia, Timely Diagnosis, US National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA
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French Research Into the Needs of Carers for People With Neurocognitive Disorders (BMC Health Services Research)
Summary This review investigated aspects of the additional burdens for carers typically arising from caring for persons with neurocognitive disorders, with a view to developing a consensus on the priorities of caregivers. An expert panel was consulted, comprising 68 informal carers of … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Advice and Support, Aggression, Agitation, Awareness of Confusion and Dementia, Being Understood During a Conversation, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Distress, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Support, Carers, Carers for People with Dementia, Challenges in Communication, Challenging Behaviour, Challenging Behaviour in Dementia, Charpennes Hospital: Hospices Civils de Lyon, Clinical and Research Memory Centre of Lyon (CMRR): Charpennes Hospital, Cognitive Impairment, Communicating With the Person, Communication Skills, Coping Strategies, Coping With Behavioural Disorders, Coping With Cognitive Disorders, Coping With Stress, Demands of Caring, Department of Internal Medicine: University of Geneva, Expert Consensus Guidelines for Family and Carers, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Finding Available Services close to Home, France, Health Services and Performance Research: University Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Carer Health and Wellbeing, Improving Lives of Carers, Information and Advice, Information and Signposting Services, Information Needs of Carers, Information on Caregiver Health, Information on Cognitive Disorders, Information on Comorbidities, Information on Drugs, Information on Neurocognitive Diseases and Progression, Information on non-Pharmacological Treatments, Information on Providing Emotional and Affective Support, Information on Roles of Health Professionals, INSERM U1028, Lyon (France), Lyon Neuroscience Research Center: Brain Dynamics and Cognition Team (INSERM), Making Decisions and Planning For the Future, Management of Challenging Behaviour, Pharmaceutical Unit: Hospices Civils de Lyon, Rehabilitation and Geriatrics: University Hospitals of Geneva, Seeing the Person Behind the Dementia, Seeking Professional Help, Shared Decision-Making, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting Services and Knowledge, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Local Community Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Stimulating Appropriates Activities, Strategies For Managing Resistance, Stress Reduction, Stress Reduction for Unpaid Family Carers, Support for Carers, Supporting Persons With Dementia, Sustainable Caring, Switzerland, Talking To the Person, University Hospitals of Geneva, University Lyon, University of Geneva, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers
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Brain Training in Later Life: Limited Value for Prevention of Cognitive Decline? (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Digital)
Summary A Scottish study indicates that self-reported intellectual engagement (in the form of performing puzzles, crosswords and other problem-solving activities) during later life has little influence on the trajectory of decline of memory or mental processing speed. The cognitive reserve … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Aberdeen Birth Cohort Studies, Alzheimer's Research UK, Bazian, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Biology and Biotechnology Science Research Council, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Brain Training, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Decline Studies, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk and Protective Factors), Cognitive Interventions, Cognitive Reserve, Cognitive Reserve Hypothesis, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Training Exercises, Cognitively Stimulating Activities, Critical Appraisals, Curiosity (Openness), Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Department of Psychology: National University of Ireland, Department of Psychology: University of Aberdeen, Engage Your Brain: GCBH Recommendations on Cognitively Stimulating Activities, Enjoyment and General Engagement, Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH), Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Henry Smith Charity, Hobbies and Interests, Institute of Applied Health Sciences: University of Aberdeen, Intellectual Engagement (Self-Reported), Ireland, Lifelong Learning, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Occupation, Medical Research Council, Mentally Challenging Occupations, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Modifiable Risk Factors, National University of Ireland (Galway), Neuroprotective Lifestyles, NHS Grampian (Aberdeen), Positive Engagement, Problem-Solving Skills, Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Scottish Government Health Department, Scottish Mental Health Survey of 1947, Skills and Hobbies, Slowing of Cognitive Decline, University of Aberdeen, Use It or Lose It Hypothesis, Use It or Lose It Hypothesis: Benefit of Cognitively Stimulating Activity, Wellcome Trust
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Neck Scan for High Intensity Pulse to Predict Risk of Cognitive Decline / Dementia? (BBC News)
Summary Ultrasound scans of blood vessels in the neck may help to predict certain types of dementia and cognitive impairment: Persons with: “ …the highest intensity pulse (the top quarter of participants) at the beginning of the study were about … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged AHA Scientific Sessions Conference (Chicago November 2018), BBC Health News, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, High Intensity Pulse (Neck), Mini-Strokes, Ultrasound Scans of Neck Blood Vessels, University College London (UCL), Vascular Dementia
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