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Tag Archives: Mini-Mental State Examination
Postural (Orthostatic) Hypotension and Risk of Dementia? (BBC News / PLoS Medicine / NHS Choices)
Summary It appears that people who experience frequent drops in blood pressure or dizziness when standing up suddenly may be at increased risk of dementia, perhaps due to a decreased flow of blood to the brain. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, 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 Apolipoprotein E, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (Journal), BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Blood Pressure Drop When Standing: Association With Long-Term Dementia Risk, Cerebral Vasoreactivity, Cerebral Vasoreactivity (CVR), Department of Epidemiology: Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Epidemiology: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Geriatrics: Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Neurology: Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Radiology: Erasmus Medical Centre, Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Dementia: Rotterdam Study, Erasmus Medical Centre, Erasmus Medical Centre (Rotterdam; Netherlands), Erasmus University, Geriatric Mental State Schedule, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (United States), Heart Brain Connection Collaborative Research Group, Hypotension and Risk of Dementia, Impaired CVR, Light-Headedness: Transient Periods of Low Blood Pressure, Low Blood Pressure, Mini-Mental State Examination, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, Netherlands, Netherlands Cardiovascular Research Initiative, Orthostatic Hypotension, Orthostatic Hypotension and Risk of Dementia, PLoS Medicine, Postural (Orthostatic) Hypotension, Postural Hypotension, Postural Hypotension and Risk of Dementia, Rotterdam Study, United States, USA
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Systematic Review of Efficacy, Feasibility, and Cost-Effectiveness of Cognitive Intervention in Alzheimer Disease (Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders)
Summary The authors of this systematic review attempted to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive interventions for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), estimate their feasibility and assess their cost-effectiveness. On the basis of four randomised controlled trials of cognitive intervention it … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Systematic Reviews
Tagged Canada, CIPsi: University of Minho, Cognitive Intervention, Cognitive Intervention in Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Cognitive Training, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care Research Office: University of Calgary, Mini-Mental State Examination, Neuropsychophysiology Laboratory: University of Minho, Portugal, School of Psychology: University of Minho, University of Calgary, University of Minho (Portugal)
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Omega 3 Fatty Acid for Prevention of Cognitive Decline and Dementia (Cochrane Database / NHS Choices / AHRQ)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 1, August 2012]. Summary Diets high in omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) had recently been suggested in some quarters to help protect people … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US), Behind the Headlines, Cochrane Injuries Group, Cognitive Assessment Tests, Comparative Effectiveness Review Summary Guides for Clinicians (AHRQ), DHA: Docosahexaenoic Acid, Digit Span, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA), Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA), EPA: Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Fatty Acids, Fish, Fish-Oil Supplements, Gel Capsules of Omega-3 PUFA, Incident Dementia, John M. Eisenberg Center for Clinical Decisions and Communications Science, Linseed, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Margarine Spreads Containing Omega-3 PUFA, Mini-Mental State Examination, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease, Omega-3 is Ineffective in Slowing Alzheimer's Disease, Omega-3 PUFA Supplementation (Dietary), Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA), PUFA: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (Singapore), Tests of Cognitive Function, Verbal Fluency, Word Learning
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Alzheimer’s Brain Damage Reversed by Deep Brain Stimulation? (NHS Choices)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 5, December 2011]. Summary Alzheimer’s Disease could be eased by regular small fleeting pulses of electricity. A small safety trial to test “deep brain … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Studies, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS), Behind the Headlines, Dana Foundation, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Johns Hopkins University (Maryland), Krembil Neuroscience Discovery Fund, Mini-Mental State Examination, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, Neurological Research and Education Foundation, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Standardised Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (sLORETA), University of Toronto, University of Zurich
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Cognitive Assessment of Older People (BMJ Clinical Review)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 3, October 2011]. Abstract This review article examines the cognitive assessment of older people (i.e. those aged over 65 years) with a view to … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Delirium, Depression, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Abbreviated Mental Test Score, Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, Cognitive Assessment, Confusion Assessment Method, Depression in Older People, General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG), Mini-Mental State Examination, Professor John Young
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Definitions, Diagnosis and Screening (NHS Evidence, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Annual Evidence Update 2009)
Abstract The 2009 Annual Evidence Update (AEU) , produced by NHS Evidence, gives an overview of the most important evidence published during the period March 2008 – September 2009. This section of the AEU contains information about research evidence in … Continue reading
Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS Evidence, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia, Annual Evidence Update 2009, Definitions, Diagnosis, Mini-Mental State Examination, NHS Evidence, Screening
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