Alzheimer Disease - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Pain assessment in dementia]

6 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Patients with dementia are often unable to describe their pain because of memory deficiency and speech problems. This may lead to under-diagnosing and suboptimal pain treatment. The article summarises a thesis on development and testing ... Read more...

Relative preservation of MMSE scores in autopsy-proven dementia with Lewy bodies.

4 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Recent studies raised questions about the severity of cognitive impairment associated with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). However, there have been few analyses of large, multicenter data registries for clinical-pathologic correlation. ... Read more...

Comparison of patient and caregiver reports of patient activity participation and its relationship to mental health in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

3 Oct 2009 The relationship between engagement in pleasant activities as rated by the patient and as rated by the caregiver from the patient's perspective was examined using structural equation modeling in a sample of patients (N = 277) diagnosed with mild to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Alzheimer Disease - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Pain assessment in dementia] 6 Oct 2009
• Relative preservation of MMSE scores in autopsy-proven dementia with Lewy bodies. 4 Oct 2009
• Comparison of patient and caregiver reports of patient activity participation and its relationship to mental health in patients with Alzheimer's disease. 3 Oct 2009
• Persons with mild and moderate Alzheimer's disease use verbal-instruction technology to manage daily activities: effects on performance and mood. 29 Sep 2009
• [Effects of auricular acupuncture on the memory and the expression of ChAT and GFAP in model rats with Alzheimer's disease] 29 Sep 2009
• Longitudinal study of the transition from healthy aging to Alzheimer disease. 29 Sep 2009
• Your genetic makeup is an Alzheimer's risk predictor. If you know you carry a gene that boosts your risk of AD, you may make better decisions about your future. 29 Sep 2009
• [Demented patient with strangulation marks. Was it a crime?] Sep 2009
• Follow-up of [11C]PIB uptake and brain volume in patients with Alzheimer disease and controls. 31 Aug 2009
• [Safety at home for people with dementia: Preliminary evaluation of situations-at-risk in a French geriatric memory clinic] 30 Aug 2009
• [Information and communication technology interventions supporting carers of people with Alzheimer's disease: a literature review] 30 Aug 2009
• [Loss of identity in Alzheimer's disease: a psychoanalytic approach] 30 Aug 2009
• [Psychology and neuropsychiatry of aging] 30 Aug 2009
• Current Alzheimer's disease clinical trials: methods and placebo outcomes. 30 Aug 2009
• "Below average" self-assessed school performance and Alzheimer's disease in the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study. 30 Aug 2009
• Severe Impairment Battery Language scale: a language-assessment tool for Alzheimer's disease patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Treatment effects of Memantine on language in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease patients. 30 Aug 2009
• The effects of counseling spouse caregivers of people with Alzheimer disease taking donepezil and of country of residence on rates of admission to nursing homes and mortality. 30 Aug 2009
• Atomoxetine augmentation of cholinesterase inhibitor therapy in patients with Alzheimer disease: 6-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-trial study. 30 Aug 2009
• Prazosin for the treatment of behavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer disease with agitation and aggression. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Alzheimer Disease'

Definition: A degenerative disease of the BRAIN characterized by the insidious onset of DEMENTIA. Impairment of MEMORY, judgment, attention span, and problem solving skills are followed by severe APRAXIAS and a global loss of cognitive abilities. The condition primarily occurs after age 60, and is marked pathologically by severe cortical atrophy and the triad of SENILE PLAQUES; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; and NEUROPIL THREADS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1049-57)

Descriptor UI: D000544

Alternative terms: Alzheimer Disease; Disease, Alzheimer; Dementia, Senile; Dementias, Senile; Senile Dementia; Senile Dementias; Dementia, Primary Senile Degenerative; Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type; Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia; Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia; Alzheimer's Disease; Disease, Alzheimer's; Dementia, Alzheimer Type; Alzheimer Type Dementia; Dementia, Presenile; Dementias, Presenile; Presenile Dementia; Presenile Dementias; Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset; Late Onset Alzheimer Disease; Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset; Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease; Acute Confusional Senile Dementia; Senile Dementia, Acute Confusional; Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset; Early Onset Alzheimer Disease; Presenile Alzheimer Dementia; Alzheimer Dementia, Presenile; Dementia, Presenile Alzheimer;

Related Mesh Headings: Amyloid beta-Protein; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy; tau Proteins; Neurofilament Proteins; Aphasia, Primary Progressive; Kluver-Bucy Syndrome;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.380.100; C10.574.945.249; F03.087.400.100;

History Note: 1998(1963); for DEMENTIA, PRESENILE and DEMENTIA, PRIMARY DEGENERATIVE SENILE use DEMENTIA 1981-1999; for DEMENTIA SENILE use DEMENTIA 1966-1999