Older patients account for up to a quarter of all emergency department (ED) visits. Atypical
clinical presentation of illness, a high prevalence of cognitive disorders, and the presence of …

The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease can be improved by the use of biological measures.
Biomarkers of functional impairment, neuronal loss, and protein deposition that can be …

Disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer disease (AD) have focused mainly on reducing
levels of amyloid-β (Aβ) in the brain. Some compounds have achieved this goal, but none …

Objective: To examine the relationship between stereologic estimates of AD-related pathology
and severity of cognitive deficits in brain aging. Background: Previous studies reported …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) are the most frequent causes of
dementia in older people. Although AD can be diagnosed with a considerable degree of …

Working memory involves the short-term storage and manipulation of information necessary
for cognitive performance, including comprehension, learning, reasoning and planning. …

Background: the Mini Nutritional Assessment is a validated clinical tool for the assessment
of nutritional status in older people. Moderate to severe malnutrition is common in elderly …

Background: demented patients have been reported to be healthier than other old people of
the same age. Objectives: to assess comorbid conditions, functional and nutritional status in …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the performance of self‐assessment scales in severely demented
hospitalized patients and to compare it with observational data. DESIGN: Prospective clinical …

Previous studies reported an association between cortical Lewy body (LB) formation and
dementia in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, it is unclear whether cognitive decline in this …