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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"mild cognitive impairment (MCI)"”.

  1. The Influence of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) on Marital Relationships

    Winston, Brianne L.Virginia Tech2005

    … of this study was to examine the influence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) on marital relationships. MCI refers to age-related decline in memory and other cognitive processes that do not necessarily interfere with daily activities or the maintenance of social relationships with others …

    vt Repository record

  2. Transkranielle Gleichstromstimulation zur Verbesserung des sprachlichen Gedächtnisses bei verschiedenen Altersgruppen und Personen mit mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

    Balduin-Philipps, Larissa SofiaUniversität Bielefeld

    … mit leichter kognitiver Beeinträchtigung (MCI) mithilfe einer Gleichstromstimulation verbessern lässt. Sowohl junge Probanden (Pilotstudie 1 und 2) ohne Gedächtnisprobleme, als auch Teilnehmer über 64 Jahre mit und ohne Gedächtnis- probleme nahmen an der Studie teil (Hauptstudie). Während …

    bielefeld Repository record

  3. IMPATTO DELLA DEPRESSIONE SUL RISCHIO DI PROGRESSIONE DEL MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT A MALATTIA DI ALZHEIMER

    S.M. FUSARI IMPERATORIUniversità degli Studi di Milano2010

    … depression symptoms in the elderly may accompany mild cognitive impairment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of depression on the risk of evolving to Alzheimer disease (AD) among mild cognitive impairment (MCI) subjects. We present the results of a clinical study of 169 MCI. …

    milano Repository record

  4. ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AMONG OLDER ADULTS

    Marlin, ChelseaWake Forest University2018

    … stiffness and cerebral blood flow (CBF) with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). This study analyzes arterial stiffness and CBF as potential pre-clinical factors of AD in the Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Participant Repository (ADPPR) cohort. There was a total of 91 participants from ADPPR with …

    wfu Repository record

  5. MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AS A PREDICTOR OF HOSPITAL UTILIZATION AND READMISSIONS

    Callahan, Kathryn E.Wake Forest University2014

    … older adults, healthcare studies have neglected mild cognitive impairment (MCI) as a potential contributor to high cost utilization. This study explored whether a) older adults classified with MCI experience increased rates of index hospitalization compared to those with normal cognition; b) …

    wfu Repository record

  6. Group External Memory Aid Treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Lanzi, Alyssa2017

    <p>Short-term memory deficits associated with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) make complex daily activities challenging. External memory aids (EMA) could help compensate for impairments. The study purpose was to examine the effects of group EMA treatment for individuals with MCI on functional EMA …

    duquesne Repository record

  7. Vascular Reactivity by Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Functional MRI in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Comparison with Alzheimer's Disease and Assessment of Longitudinal Change

    Switzer, AaronGraduate Studies2014

    … blood vessels leading to hemorrhagic stroke and cognitive impairment. Aβ is toxic to smooth muscle cells and impairs blood flow regulation. Reduced blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal amplitude in response to a visual fMRI task has recently been implicated as a surrogate marker for …

    calgary Repository record

  8. Daily activities and functional abilities impacted by cognitive impairment

    Zuniga, Shaylen2025

    Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a transitional stage between normal cognitive aging and dementia, often marked by decline of one or more cognitive domains and the preservation of daily activities. Previous research has demonstrated that Activities of Daily Living (ADL) tend to be well preserved …

    bu Repository record

  9. Dysregulated DJ1-Mediated Translation in Alzheimer's Disease

    Uneri, AyseWake Forest University2018

    … may cause the digression from healthy memory to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and eventually AD; and the search for the source of calcium dyshomeostasis continues still. The goal of this thesis is to take a bottom up approach to understanding the role of calcium in cellular memory during …

    wfu Repository record

  10. Investigating a Multimodal Approach to Clinical Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease

    Flannery, Sean M.2020

    … by mid-century (Alzheimer’s Association, 2019). Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) describes the stage between normal cognitive decline that comes with aging and a dementia diagnosis (Peterson, 1999). Due to a lack of a cure or particularly effective treatment, a major goal of treatment is to focus …

    odu Repository record

  11. Correlation of neuropsychological tests with measures of atrophy in the hippocampal area

    Jóhanna Ruth Hólmgrímsdóttir 1980-2018

    Decline in cognitive abilities which are not linked to normal ageing, like mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer disease (AD) are important to understand and diagnose. A variety of sources, for example neuropsychological testing and MTA biomarker are used to diagnose AD and MCI. However, …

    reykjavik Repository record

  12. Characterization and Differences Between Possible and Probable Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Denney, David Austin2010

    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 …

    utswmed Repository record

  13. Parkinson's disease and degenerative parkinsonism: relationship between clinical and neurobiological aspects

    SCATOZZA, ROSSELLAUniversità degli studi di Catania2014

    … divisa in due gruppi in base alla presenza di Mild cognitive Impairment (MCI) in accordo con Diagnostic Criteria for PD-MC da Litvan I 2012. Dai risultati ottenuti i parametri emodinamici valutati mediante TCD non hanno evidenziato differenze significative al baseline di VMF MCA e PCA. Dopo …

    catania Repository record

  14. Phonemic and semantic fluency among individuals diagnosed with MCI, AD, and other dementias

    Kristín Birna Júlíudóttir 2001-2023

    … fluency tasks among individuals diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer’s dementia, and other dementias. Semantic memory is commonly affected early in Alzheimer’s dementia, and there is evidence that also applies to the type of MCI that has an increased risk of developing …

    reykjavik Repository record

  15. The Relationship Between Linguistic Mazes and Executive Function in African American Adults

    Fortenberry, DewittTemple University. Libraries2025

    … executive function abilities in the context of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) were associated with a greater number of linguistic content mazes. Confirming this finding in diverse populations would further establish that subtle language changes can be indicative of executive dysfunction and an …

    temple Repository record

  16. THE EFFECT OF MELATONIN IN PROTECTING AGAINST THE BEHAVIORAL CONSEQUENCES OF CHRONIC HYPOPERFUSION IN MIDDLE-AGED FEMALE RATS

    Gieseking, Blake2018

    Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a growing disorder among the elderly and can often go unnoticed for a significant portion of time. MCI is often preceded by vascular dysfunction and has the potential to cause irreversible damage to one’s cognitive ability. The neurocognitive consequences of MCI …

    tdl Repository record

  17. Validation of brief cognitive tests in mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.

    Palmqvist, SebastianClinical Memory Research Unit, Lund University2011

    … and evaluation. Aim To evaluate the brief cognitive tests cube copying, clock drawing, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and A Quick Test of Cognitive Speed (AQT) in the early diagnosis, treatment evaluation and differential diagnosis of dementias. Populations I. 85 patients with AD. …

    lund Repository record

  18. Quantitative Proteomics Analysis of Differentially Expressed Proteins in Aβ(17-42) Treated Synaptosomes

    Mohammed, JafferEastern Kentucky University

    … stress levels and their relationship to mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the earliest form of AD in order to possibly be used as a diagnostic tool for AD. We have found a significant difference between oxidative stress levels in Aβ(17-42) treated synaptosomes and control. By using …

    eku Repository record

  19. Executive Functioning Markers of Functional Decline and Health Vulnerability in Older Adults: The Role of Temporal Discounting

    Craft, Candice LaurelVirginia Tech2025

    … in older adults at risk of or experiencing cognitive decline. This dissertation examined the role of TD in identifying early cognitive and behavioral vulnerability among older adults, with a focus on its utility relative to traditional executive functioning (EF) neuropsychological …

    vt Repository record

  20. DYSREGULATION OF AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE SIGNALING IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    Wang, XinWake Forest University2018

    … significantly deceased in the plasma of AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients as compared to healthy controls and the efficacy of AMPKα1 level in plasma to differentiate patients from controls was relatively high. In summary, this study found that AMPK signaling was dysregulated in a …

    wfu Repository record

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