[Purpose] This study compared respiratory function and differences in pneumonia history between Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia groups. [Subjects] Fifty-eight inpatients in the dementia treatment ward in a psychiatric facility were enrolled. [Methods] Patients underwent respiratory function testing twice using an 80-cm party horn. The Mini-Mental State Examination was also performed a...

Stroke is defined as a neurological deficit which lasts more than 24 h or leads to death, caused by focal acute injury the central nervous system with vascular origin. Strokes are one of greatest challenges in public health. As an acutely stressful event, strokes have been associated increased release stress hormone cortisol. Elevated cortisol has linked deleterious impacts on brain, particular...

The aim: To research differences of interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-23 serum levels in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia mild cognitive impairment. Material methods: Serum IL-17 were measure by ELISA for 15 14 dementia, 30 impairment control individuals without Results: concentrations significantly higher disease (P=0.0023) than control, no significant differences(P=0.4154). Level...

BACKGROUND Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia in the United States. The underlying association of tobacco and alcohol with vascular dementia is not completely understood. PURPOSE Determine the relationship of tobacco and alcohol use with the development of vascular dementia (VaD). METHODS This was a matched case-control study of subjects living in Olmsted County, M...

The discussion concerning alcoholism and dementia has a long and complicated history. In this paper, I review this topic, showing that alcohol can rarely cause Korsakoff’s dementia through a thiamine deficiency. In this syndrome, the ability to encode new memory is affected. However, the question of whether alcohol leads to more common forms of dementia is more complicated. Light to moderate dr...

Dementia is defined by acquired, progressive impairment in two or more cognitive areas (for example, frontal executive function, mood, or memory) that is severe enough to render a person dependent on others. Dementia is a leading cause of disability among older adult patients; Alzheimer disease is the most common etiology. The prevalence of Alzheimer disease is approximately 2% among persons 60...

Vascular dementia (VaD) is a history-laden disease entity that dates back to the 19th century when arteriosclerotic brain atrophy due to hardening of the arteries was perceived as the major cause of senile dementia. Its existence had been overshadowed by the emergence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the past century and research on AD dominated the field of dementia. Interest in VaD has been rev...

Progressive cognitive decline in combination with a cerebrospinal fluid biomarker pattern of low levels of amyloid-β1-42 and high levels of total tau and phosphorylated tau is typical of Alzheimer's disease. However, several neurodegenerative disorders may overlap with Alzheimer's disease both in regards to clinical symptoms and neuropathology. In a uniquely large cohort of dementia patients, w...

Aims. To examine the relationship between different types of dementia and hippocampal volume. Methods. Hippocampal volume was measured using FL3D sequence magnetic resonance imaging in 26 Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, mixed dementia, and normal pressure hydrocephalus patients and 15 healthy controls and also hippocampal ratio, analyzed. Minimental scale was used to stratify patients on cognit...