Cognition Disorders - Blood
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Plasma amyloid beta42 and amyloid beta40 levels are associated with early cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Decreased cognitive function associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery is common. These deficits may be similar to the cognitive dysfunction seen in the spectrum of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease, which are ... Read more...

Ten-year change in plasma amyloid beta levels and late-life cognitive decline.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Plasma levels of amyloid beta peptide (Abeta) are potential biomarkers of early cognitive impairment and decline and of Alzheimer disease risk. OBJECTIVE: To relate midlife plasma Abeta measures and 10-year change in plasma Abeta ... Read more...

Cognitive function and serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with bipolar disorder.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVES: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an important contributor to the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder (BD), and abnormalities in the BDNF-signaling system may be implicated in the cognitive decline observed in BD patients. We ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cognition Disorders - Blood'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Postmenopausal hormone therapy and regional brain volumes: the WHIMS-MRI study. Nov 2009
• Invited commentary. 30 Oct 2009
• Plasma amyloid beta42 and amyloid beta40 levels are associated with early cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery. 30 Oct 2009
• Ten-year change in plasma amyloid beta levels and late-life cognitive decline. 29 Sep 2009
• Cognitive function and serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with bipolar disorder. 30 Aug 2009
• Association of C-reactive protein with mild cognitive impairment. 30 Aug 2009
• Methylation status and neurodegenerative markers in Parkinson disease. 11 Aug 2009
• Decreased serum lipids in patients with probable Alzheimer's disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Common blood laboratory values are associated with cognition among older inpatients referred for neuropsychological testing. 30 Jul 2009
• Altered prefrontal glutamate-glutamine-gamma-aminobutyric acid levels and relation to low cognitive performance and depressive symptoms in type 1 diabetes mellitus. 30 Jul 2009
• Homocysteine and cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: a biochemical, neuroimaging, and genetic study. 28 Jul 2009
• Progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease: improved diagnostic value of the combined use of N200 latency and beta-amyloid(1-42) levels. 21 Jul 2009
• Homocysteine lowering and cognition in CKD: the Veterans Affairs homocysteine study. 21 Jul 2009
• Lower serum levels of lithium may produce efficacy without adverse effects. 29 Jun 2009
• The cognitive cost of anticholinergic burden: decreased response to cognitive training in schizophrenia. 29 Jun 2009
• Plasma levels of 24S-hydroxycholesterol reflect brain volumes in patients without objective cognitive impairment but not in those with Alzheimer's disease. 24 Jun 2009
• Hypoglycemia unawareness in older compared with middle-aged patients with type 2 diabetes. 30 May 2009
• Elevated blood sugar levels lower brain function in diabetics. The effects of diet on your blood glucose levels can diminish memory and other cognitive skills. 30 May 2009
• The Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study of aging: methodology and baseline characteristics of 1112 individuals recruited for a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease. 25 May 2009
• Reduced circulating angiogenic cells in Alzheimer disease. 24 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Cognition Disorders'

Definition: Disturbances in the mental process related to thinking, reasoning, and judgment.

Descriptor UI: D003072

Alternative terms: Cognition Disorders; Disorder, Cognition; Disorders, Cognition; Overinclusion;

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

Tree Number: F03.087.250;

History Note: 69