Tag Archives: Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia

Brain Training in Later Life: Limited Value for Prevention of Cognitive Decline? (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Digital)

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

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Brain Training Game May Improve Symptoms of Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment? (NHS Choices / International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology)

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A small research study, involving older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), indicates that cognitive training delivered in the form of a brain training game (the app called “Game Show”) may help improve memory and might potentially reduce / … Continue reading →

Posted in For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Engagement, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (a-MCI), Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI), Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES), Behind the Headlines, Brain Training, Brain Training Games, Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised (BVMT-R), Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery Paired Associates Learning (PAL), Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, CANTAB Choice Reaction Time (CRT), CANTAB Paired Associates Learning, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Training Exercises, Computer Games, Computerised Touch Screen Games, Critical Appraisals, Dementias and Neurodegeneration NIHR Clinical Research Network (Eastern DeNDRon), Department of Clinical Neurosciences and MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit: University of Cambridge, Department of Psychiatry: University of Cambridge, Department of Psychological Sciences: University of East Anglia, Effects of Cognitive Training on General Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Enjoyment and General Engagement, Episodic Memory, Eton College, Game Show app, Game Show Cognitive Training app, Gamification, Gamification (Improved Engagement and Motivation), Gamified Cognitive Training, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS Short Form), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Information Technology, International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, Intrinsic Motivation, Involvement and Participation, Ipad Technology, Janssen Pharmaceutical, Johnson and Johnson, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Motivational Enhancement, MRC / Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Neuropsychological Assessment, New Technology, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Paired Associates Learning, Positive Engagement, Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, Wallitt Foundation, Wellcome Trust, Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute: University of Cambridge | Leave a comment

Acupuncture Appears Effective for Amnestic MCI? (NHS Choices / Acupuncture in Medicine)

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review examined carefully selected randomised controlled trials investigating the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for treating mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The following NHS Choices Behind the Headlines critical appraisal places this research in context, but is … Continue reading →

Brief Introduction to the DIAN-TU Study (BBC News)

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU) is based at University College Hospital in London, and has the aim of finding ways to prevent the development of Alzheimer’s Disease in people at high risk, before physical / clinical … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers, BBC Health News, Biomarkers, Conversion Rates, Conversion to Dementia, Conversion to Dementia From Prodromal Disease, Dementia Research, DIAN-TU Study, DIAN-TU Trial, Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU), Early-Onset Alzheimer's Gene, Early-Onset Dementia, Immunotherapy Drugs, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Neurological Research, Off-Label Drug Repurposing Trials, Potential Repurposing of Drugs to Slow Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease, Pre-Dementia (MCI), Preclinical Biomarkers and Dementia, Preclinical Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Repurposing of Drugs, University College Hospital, University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Leave a comment

Mild Cognitive Impairment: Diagnosis and Management (JAMA)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), defined as the “pre-dementia stage on the continuum of cognitive decline, characterized by objective impairment in cognition that is not severe enough to require help with usual activities of daily living”, tends to occur in … Continue reading →

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Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Dementia (Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra)

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This systematic review examines and summarises published estimates for the rate(s) of conversion from mild cognitive impairment or amnestic mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease / dementia. Wide variations in conversion rates are observed. Full Text Link Reference Ward, … Continue reading →

Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews | Tagged Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) Cohort, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (a-MCI), Annualized Conversion Rate (ACR), Conversion Rates, Conversion to Dementia, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Experiences of the Transition to Dementia, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Research and Development LLC, Janssen Research and Development LLC, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Strategic Planning, Strategic Planning and Commissioning, Transition from Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, United States, USA, Variability in Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia

Brain Training in Later Life: Limited Value for Prevention of Cognitive Decline? (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Digital)

Brain Training Game May Improve Symptoms of Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment? (NHS Choices / International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology)

Acupuncture Appears Effective for Amnestic MCI? (NHS Choices / Acupuncture in Medicine)

Brief Introduction to the DIAN-TU Study (BBC News)

Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Dementia (Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra)

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