Background: Dysphagia is commonly seen in patients with severe dementia and increases the risk of mortality. The nature swallowing disorders caused by cognitive difficulties differs from post-stroke dysphagia. relationship between dysphagia function vital for determining best diagnostic treatment plan dementia-associated Objectives: In current research, we suggest a model to identify role occur...

PURPOSE With a sample of cognitively impaired nursing home residents and nursing staff, the following were examined 1) the proportion and nature of aggressive behavior, 2) the frequency and types of aggressive behavior, 3) the difference between the residents who demonstrate aggressive behavior and those who do not demonstrate aggressive behavior (age, mental status, functional status, and pain...

Background Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia in elderly. The epsilon 4 allele apolipoprotein E gene that encodes major brain lipid carrier and metabolic disorders, such as obesity type 2 diabetes, were identified AD risk factors, suggesting abnormal metabolism could influence progression disease. Additionally, lowering cholesterol associated with reduced central nervous ...

Risk factors for the onset of cognitive impairment in Costa Rica are not well understood, despite a substantial elderly population stemming from a higher than average life expectancy for the western hemisphere. To investigate the risk factors that predict the onset of cognitive impairment in the rural elderly of Costa Rica, a modified version of the Mini Mental State Exam-designed for illiterat...

BACKGROUND Health-related quality of life (QOL) is an important outcome for older people who are often on dialysis for life. Little is, however, known about differences in QOL on haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) in older age groups. Randomising patients to either modality to assess outcomes is not feasible. METHODS In this cross-sectional, multi-centred study we conducted QOL a...

The aim of the study was to evaluate effects diabetes on episodic memory and working after controlling for other comorbidities several demographic biological variables. We conducted a cross-sectional with 1656 participants. From this sample, 100 were diagnosed type 2 mellitus. This group compared participants without matched by age, education sex. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that ...

Exam scores for assessing patient capacity to consent to major medical treatment, relative to expert psychiatric assessment. Consecutive medical inpatients (N = 63) facing a decision about major medical treatment received a clinical impression of capacity from their treating physician and the Standardized Mini-Mental State Exam (SMMSE); 48 received independent psychiatric assessment of capacity...

We interviewed 120 elderly hemiplegic patients 1 year after their acute stroke to assess cognitive impairment using the Mini-Mental State Examination, functional autonomy using the Barthel Index, mood disorders using the Hamilton Rating Depression Scale, and social integration using the Social Functioning Exam. Of the 76 patients admitted to this study, eight (12.1% of those testable) had signi...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The Clock Drawing Test (CDT) assesses cognition focusing on executive function and praxis in contrast to the more language-based Mini-Mental State Exam. The CDT may allow early identification of cognitive decline. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was used to identify studies that had used the CDT to predict future cognitive impairment. RESULTS Five studies were ...