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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Cognition disorders"”.
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Association of Alcohol Consumption with Verbal Memory and Visuospatial Memory in Older Adults: Multi-Center Study of Memory Impairment Clinics
… remedy to restore the sacrificed or reduced cognition functions once the cognitive disorder arises, it is very important to identify the risk factors and to find the preventive measures in cognition disorders among the aged. The purpose of this study was to provide the basic research material …
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Effects of Social and Non-Social Interpretations of Complex Images on Human Eye Movement and Brain Activation
… many of the same regions associated with the recognition and processing of visual objects presented in isolation. Taken together, these results demonstrate that in healthy adults, eye movement and brain activation patterns to identical scenes change markedly as a function of attentional focus …
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Intelligence and Academic Achievement in Ten-Year Survivors of Childhood Medulloblastoma
Advances in the treatment of childhood medulloblastoma have markedly increased survival rates in recent decades. Although survival rates have improved, research has demonstrated that significant cognitive consequences are common in patients who have survived medulloblastoma. Few studies exist that …
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Neurologin Function in Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses
Neuroligins (NLs) are postsynaptic cell adhesion molecules which by binding to presynaptic neurexins (NRXs) are thought to mediate synapse formation and function. Both NLs and NRXs are discussed in the genetic correlation to Autism. Over-expression of NLs could induce the formation of synaptic …
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Functional Connectivity of the Posterior Cingulate in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been implicated as an early stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by some, while others argue this is not necessarily the case. While controversy around this issue continues, it is undisputed that MCI is a risk factor for AD. Finding a biomarker of AD would lead to …
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Characterization and Differences Between Possible and Probable Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is the period of subtle cognitive decline that occurs between normal aging and clinical Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Patients' subjective memory complaints (SMCs) are essential to the diagnosis of MCI. In cases where memory complaints are not verifiable by objective …
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The Effect of Rapamycin Paired with Traumatic Memory Activation on Cognitive Performance in Veterans Diagnosed with PTSD
BACKGROUND: Many individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experience cognitive impairment in addition to the characteristic psychological symptoms. Animal studies have shown that rapamycin, a protein synthesis inhibitor that targets the protein kinase mTOR, can prevent the …
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Analysis of Neurocognitive Elements of Attention Following Chemotherapy Treatment
Breast cancer affects approximately 123 out of 100,000 women per year in the United States, with 207,090 new cases estimated each year (Altekruse et al., 2010). Adjuvant chemotherapy has become a staple of care to improve long-term outcomes for several types of breast cancers (de Boer, Taskila, …
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Performance on the Texas Functional Living Scale (TFLS) In Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) describes the transitional state between normal aging and dementia for many individuals, although debate continues over whether MCI represents an initial, separate condition, or if it is, in fact, the earliest presentation of dementia. One criterion for the diagnosis …
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Neuropsychological Predictors of Time to Conversion from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer's Disease
… meta-analysis suggested that word recall and recognition tasks, complex figure recall tasks, simple shape recall tasks, Trail Making Task B (TMT-B), semantic fluency, and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) differentiated between MCI patients who convert sooner (within three years) from …
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Neuropsychological Profiles in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy With and Without a History of Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuropsychological deficits have long been observed in those with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Language and verbal memory are often impaired in individuals with left TLE and visuospatial and visual memory can be impaired in patients with right TLE. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common …
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The Role of Fatigue, Depression, and Other Clinical Factors in Determining Cognitive Status in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis
… precipitated research documenting deficits in cognition and problems related to fatigue and depression. Few studies have examined the prevalence of cognitive impairment or the role of fatigue and depression in cognitive functioning in pediatric patients with TM. Limited evidence suggests that …
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A Cerebellar Role in the Development and Regulation of Autism-Relevant Behavior in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Pages ix-x are misnumbered as pages x-xi.
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Organization of Narrative Discourse in Children and Adolescents with Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
Children with a recent history of TBI often demonstrate impaired memory, which can be affected by impaired attention, processing speed or impaired verbal information processing. The purpose of this study was to determine if qualitative differences exist among the narrative recall of TBI patients …
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The Use Of The Cognitive Status Examination In Detecting Cognitive Impairment In Elderly People
Dementia is a growing social problem in Australia because as the population ages, the incidence of dementia increases. While the prevalence rates are only about I% at age 65, they double every five years until by 85 years of age the rate is over 24%. It is expected that by the year 2030, the number …
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Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Neurocognitive Performance in Dementia Patients
<p>Dementia has become a serious problem worldwide due to the rapidly increasing incidence rate and the lack of effective treatments that cure or slow disease progression, and thus. prevention is crucial. Some studies suggests that cigarette smoking may increase the risk of developing dementia, but …
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Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Effects of Repeated Concussions in Children and Adolescents
<p>In the United States, an estimated 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) annually. About 75% of these TBIs are mild, which are referred to as “concussions.” This study assessed the neurocognitive and psychosocial effects of repeated concussions in children and adolescents and …
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Predictors of Neuropsychological Status in Cardiac Patients
… documented, the factors that drive changes in cognition have not been studied in depth. Additionally, while many heart patients choose to enter cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs designed to decrease morbidly and mortality, most do not. This study used hierarchical regression models to test …
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Factor Structure of the Neurocognitive Battery in a Geriatric Sample with Cognitive Impairments
The present study was designed to empirically validate six theoretically derived cognitive domains (verbal memory, visual memory, working memory, attention-concentration, executive functions, and visuospatial abilities) assessed by a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests used in the …
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