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Tag Archives: Journal of Neurology
Updates Relating to the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care (Lancet / Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy / Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
Summary The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care has updated evidence on modifiable risk factors the prevention of dementia, and the “life-course model of dementia prevention”. There were nine modifiable risk factors for reducing the risk of dementia … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Air Pollution, Air Pollution and Risk of Dementia, Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute: University of Southern California, Barriers to Support, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Blood Pressure, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Burden of Multimorbidity, Canada, Capital Medical University (Beijing China), Caring for Family Carers, China, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Decline and Dementia: Risk Reduction, Cumulative Benefit of Reducing Risk Factors, CVDPREVENT: National Primary Care Audit, Daping Hospital, Delivery of Improved Practice by Increasing Knowledge and Informing Changes in Practice and Culture, Dementia and COVID-19, Dementia and Multimorbidity, Dementia and Sensory Loss, Dementia Policy, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support, Dementia 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More on the Likely Benefits of Resilience, Marriage and Social Integration (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health / Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry)
Summary Autonomy among more “resilient” individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) appears to be higher than among “non-resilient” individuals. Outcomes were measured in terms of independence, measured by performance of basic activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), ADLs/IADLs, Autonomy, Autonomy and Self-Determination, Behavioural Risk Factors, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (University College London), Department of Health Psychology: University of Alicante, Department of Nursing: University of Alicante, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Health Science: University of Alicante, France, Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), HRQoL: Health-Related Quality of Life, Independence, Independence and Wellbeing, Independence in Older Adults, INSERM: Epidemiology of Ageing and Age-Related Diseases, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Inverse Association Between Marriage and Dementia Risk, Journal of Neurology, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Living Well With Dementia and Promoting Independence, Maintaining Independence, Marital Status, Marital Status and Risk of Dementia, Marriage and Risk of Dementia, Modifiable Risk Factors, Non-Partnered Men and Women, Personal Resilience, Resilience, Resilience and Vulnerability, Social Integration, Socio-Environmental Risk Factors, Spain, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University College London, University of Alicante, Wellness and Resilience
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Diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia (JGCR / Journal of Neurology / ARUK / BBC News)
A Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR) case report discusses the neuropsychological assessments preparatory to the differential diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA). PPA is a rare form of non-Alzheimer’s dementia featuring language impairment with progressive decline in word … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Local Interest, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK
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Further Evidence on the Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia / Cognitive Decline (Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology / Journal of Neurology / JGCR)
Summary A number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses provide further consolidation in the evidence for an association between hearing loss and an increased risk of cognitive decline and / or dementia in older adults. Full Text Link Reference Thomson, RS. … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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