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The Stress Response to Surgery and Postoperative Delirium: Evidence of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Hyperresponsiveness and Decreased Suppressi... 23 Aug 2013 | 02:31 pm
Introduction: The aim of this study is to determine whether postoperative delirium is associated with dysregulation of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal and growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor 1 (...
When One Loses Empathy: Its Effect on Carers of Patients With Dementia 23 Aug 2013 | 02:31 pm
The effects of empathy loss in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer disease (AD) on carer symptomatology were investigated. Carers of patients with 2 clinical subtypes of FTD (behavioral-varian...
Emotion Recognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Relationship to Psychosocial Disability and Caregiver Burden 23 Aug 2013 | 02:31 pm
Background: Impaired emotion recognition in dementia is associated with increased patient agitation, behavior management difficulties, and caregiver burden. Emerging evidence supports the presence of...
Sleep Disturbance Correlates With White Matter Hyperintensity in Patients With Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Dementia 23 Aug 2013 | 02:31 pm
Background: Subcortical ischemic vascular dementia (SIVD) caused by small-artery disease, and hypoperfusion is a major cause of vascular cognitive impairment. Little is known about the relationship b...
Clock Drawing Test: Is It Useful for Dementia Screening in Patients Having Parkinson Disease With and Without Depression? 23 Aug 2013 | 02:31 pm
Despite the wide use of clock drawing tests (CDTs) for screening cognitive impairment, their use in patients having Parkinson disease (PD) with dementia has not been systematically investigated until ...
Association Between Functional Impairment, Depression, and Extrapyramidal Signs in Neuroleptic-Free Patients With Alzheimer Disease 23 Aug 2013 | 02:31 pm
Background: Extrapyramidal signs (EPSs) are commonly observed in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). We report here the base rate of EPS in a large cohort of patients with AD who were not receiving...
Daily Life Behaviors and Depression Risk Following Stroke: A Preliminary Study Using Ecological Momentary Assessment 23 Aug 2013 | 02:31 pm
Approximately one-third of stroke survivors have symptoms of depression. A better understanding of the early risk factors implicated in this form of comorbidity may contribute to the development of ea...
The Relationship Between Schizophrenia and Frontotemporal Dementia 23 Aug 2013 | 02:31 pm
Schizophrenia is a relatively common disorder diagnosed by the presentation of psychotic symptoms in the absence of identifiable neurologic or other organic cause. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a r...
Structured Assessment of Mental Capacity to Make Financial Decisions in Chinese Older Persons With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer Diseas... 2 May 2013 | 04:30 pm
Previous studies suggested that patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia can have impaired and declining financial skills and abilities. The purpose of this study is to test a clinica...
The Effect of Poststroke Delirium on Short-Term Outcomes of Elderly Patients Undergoing Rehabilitation 2 May 2013 | 04:30 pm
Objectives: Delirium is a common poststroke complication, but its prevalence and effect in rehabilitation settings is unknown. We retrospectively assessed the prevalence of delirium in elderly patien...
