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101 Differences between dementia caregivers who are users and nonusers of community services Public Health Nursing, May 31, 2013 Clinical Article
102 Effectiveness of a multifaceted implementation strategy on physicians referral behavior to an evidence-based psychosocial intervention in dementia: a cluster randomized controlled trial Full Text BMC Family Practice, May 30, 2013 Clinical Article
103 Clinical significance of homocysteine (hcy) on dementia in Parkinson's disease (PD) Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May 30, 2013 Review Article
104 A phenotypic change but not proliferation underlies glial responses in alzheimer disease American Journal of Pathology, May 30, 2013 Clinical Article
105 Dementia, personhood and embodiment: What can we learn from the medieval history of memory Dementia, May 30, 2013 Review Article
106 The occurrence of cerebrovascular atherosclerosis in Alzheimer’s disease patients Full Text Clinical Interventions in Aging, May 29, 2013 Review Article
107 Video Prompting Versus Other Instruction Strategies for Persons With Alzheimers Disease American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, May 29, 2013 Clinical Article
108 Persons with early-stage dementia reflect on being outdoors: a repeated interview study Aging and Mental Health, May 29, 2013 Clinical Article
109 Quality of life (QoL) in community-dwelling and institutionalized Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May 29, 2013 Review Article
110 Utility of an effect size analysis for communicating treatment effectiveness: a case study of cholinesterase inhibitors for alzheimer's disease Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 29, 2013 Review Article
111 Quality of hospice care for individuals with dementia Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 29, 2013 Clinical Article
112 The role of beta-adrenergic receptor blockers in Alzheimers disease: potential genetic and cellular signaling mechanisms American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, May 29, 2013 Review Article
113 Prediction models for assessing long-term outcome in Alzheimers disease: a review American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, May 29, 2013 Review Article
114 Embodiment and dementia: Exploring critical narratives of selfhood, surveillance, and dementia care Dementia, May 29, 2013 Review Article
115 Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of the relationship between Aβ deposition, cortical thickness, and memory in cognitively unimpaired individuals and in Alzheimer disease JAMA Neurology, May 29, 2013 Clinical Article
116 The APOE ε4/ε4 genotype potentiates vascular fibrin(ogen) deposition in amyloid-laden vessels in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, May 29, 2013 Review Article
117 A cross-sectional study to compare care needs of individuals with and without dementia in residential homes in the Netherlands Full Text BMC Geriatrics, May 28, 2013 Review Article
118 The tasmanian healthy brain project (THBP): a prospective longitudinal examination of the effect of university-level education in older adults in preventing age-related cognitive decline and reducing the risk of dementia International Psychogeriatrics, May 28, 2013 Clinical Article
119 Improved statistical power of Alzheimer clinical trials by item-response theory: proof of concept by application to the activities of daily living scale Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders , May 28, 2013 Review Article
120 Cultural diversity and views on Alzheimer Disease in older African Americans Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders , May 28, 2013 Review Article
In a study involving 87,025 postmenopausal women in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, there were 1049 incident cases of ischemic stroke over 663,041 person-years of follow-up. Women in the highest quintile of trans fat intake were at increased risk of ischemic stroke (HR = 1.39) compared with women in the lowest quintile of trans fat intake. Aspirin use modulated the effect of trans fats; ASA users and ASA non-users had HRs for ischemic stroke of 0.95 and 1.66, respectively. Saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fat intake were not associated with ischemic stroke.
Read the article summaryAs published in the Journal of Neurological Sciences, increase tea consumption (> 4 cups/d), and diet consisting of hot and spicy foods, and weight gain increase the likelihood of chronicity in patients with episodic migraines. During a 12-month prospective study involving 188 patients with episodic migraines, 17.7% developed chronic, daily migraines. Other risk factors included low education, a high frequency of headaches, headaches of long duration, allodynia, and increased symptomatic treatment of headaches.
Read the article summaryIn a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the calcium channel antagonist, ginsenoside-Rd, has been shown to improve functional outcomes in patients (n=386) with acute ischemic strokes. The patients received a 14-day infusion of ginsenoside-Rd within 72 hours of stroke onset. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Score was improved at 15 days and the modified Rankin score was improved at 90 days (OR = 1.74).
Read the article summary1 Effectiveness of antidementia drugs in delaying Alzheimers disease progression Alzheimer's & Dementia, May 2, 2013
2 A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Ascending-Dose, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Effects on Cognition of AL-108 after 12 Weeks of Intranasal Administration in Subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, May 1, 2013
3 Drug development in dementia Maturitas, May 20, 2013
4 Criteria for mild cognitive impairment due to alzheimers disease in the community Annals of Neurology , May 22, 2013
5 Early Dementia Questionnaire (EDQ): a new screening instrument for early dementia in primary care practice BMC Family Practice, April 16, 2013 Free full text
6 Cognitive correlates of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in frontotemporal dementia Alzheimer's & Dementia, May 7, 2013
7 Benefits of combined cholinesterase inhibitor and memantine treatment in moderate-severe Alzheimers disease Alzheimer's & Dementia, May 14, 2013 Review Article
8 A systematic review of biomarkers for disease progression in Parkinsons disease BMC Neurology, May 3, 2013 Free full text
9 Inhaled Sevoflurane May Promote Progression of Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Prospective, Randomized Parallel-Group Study The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, April 23, 2013
10 Comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic persons with Alzheimer disease neuropathology Neurology, May 15, 2013
11 The clinical and economic burden of newly diagnosed alzheimers disease in a medicare advantage population American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, May 23, 2013
12 Systematic review of the body of evidence for the use of biomarkers in the diagnosis of dementia Alzheimer's & Dementia, May 10, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
13 Effectiveness and Safety of Memantine Treatment for Alzheimers Disease Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, May 16, 2013
14 Phenotypic regional functional imaging patterns during memory encoding in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimers disease Alzheimer's & Dementia, May 6, 2013
15 Mild Physical Impairment Predicts Future Diagnosis of Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 9, 2013
16 Antihypertensive classes, cognitive decline and incidence of dementia: a network meta-analysis Journal of Hypertension, May 7, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
17 Blood pressure and cognitive function: a prospective analysis among adolescents in Seychelles Journal of Hypertension, May 13, 2013
18 Identification of Resting and Active State EEG Features of Alzheimers Disease using Discrete Wavelet Transform Annals of Biomedical Engineering, April 15, 2013
19 CERAD test performance and cognitive impairment in Parkinsons disease Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, May 17, 2013
20 Embodiment and dementia: Exploring critical narratives of selfhood, surveillance, and dementia care Dementia, May 29, 2013 Review Article
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