background: the nonamnesic type of mild cognitive impairment (na?mci) is predementia state with subtle decline incognitive domains except memory. although cognitive rehabilitation (cr) has been investigated in amnesic type of mci, we could not find any trial that rehabilitated na?mci exclusively. we studied the effectiveness of cr on na?mci. materials and methods: this study was a blinded, rand...

alzheimer’s disease (ad) is one of the most expensive and fatal disease in elderly population. up to now no cure have been found for ad, so early stage diagnosis is the only way to control it. mild cognitive impairment (mci) usually is the early stage of ad which is defined as decreasing in mental abilities such a cognition, memory and speech not too severe to interfere daily activities. mci di...

background: there are conficting reports regarding the association between coronary artery disease (cad) and mild cognitive  impairment (mci). volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (mri) investigations have been considered as an objective biomarker for  mci. in this study, we determined the relationship between the regional brain volumes and the extent of cad in mci patients and  cognitively no...

background: cognitive impairment profoundly influences on older adults’ activities and quality of life. therefore, optimizing and remediating age-associated cognitive decline have great importance. objectives: to evaluate the effect of 8 weeks (3 day /week) computer based brain training on cognitive performance in old women with mild cognitive impairment (mci). materials and methods: this rando...

background: alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia which is still difficult to be differentiated from other types of brain disorders. moreover, mild cognitive impairment refers to the presence of cognitive impairments that is not severe enough to meet the criteria of alzheimer's, and its diagnosis in early stages is so critical. there is currently no distinct method available f...

Introduction: Cognitive enhancement is a non-invasive brain method that has the potential to improve cognitive deficits in patients with symptoms of cognitive impairment such as mild cognitive impairment. Studies have not investigated the effectiveness of this method on people's quality of life. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive enhancement o...