Cognition Disorders - Diagnosis
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Incidence of and risk factors for cognitive impairment in an early Parkinson disease clinical trial cohort.

Nov 2009 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of and risk factors for cognitive impairment in a large, well-defined clinical trial cohort of patients with early Parkinson disease (PD). METHODS: The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was administered ... Read more...

Prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in Southeastern Spain: the Ariadna study.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND) and dementia in a general elderly population and to examine the associated socio-demographic factors. METHODS: The Ariadna ... Read more...

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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cognition Disorders - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Incidence of and risk factors for cognitive impairment in an early Parkinson disease clinical trial cohort. Nov 2009
• Prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in Southeastern Spain: the Ariadna study. 30 Oct 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
• Altered effect of dopamine transporter 3'UTR VNTR genotype on prefrontal and striatal function in schizophrenia. 30 Oct 2009
• Practice parameter update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. 11 Oct 2009
• Relationships between biomarkers in aging and dementia. 11 Oct 2009
• Choice Reaction Time and cognitive dysfunction following cardiac surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of mindfulness in borderline personality disorder features. 29 Sep 2009
• Influence of NOS1 on verbal intelligence and working memory in both patients with schizophrenia and healthy control subjects. 29 Sep 2009
• The effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on the number of cerebral microemboli and the incidence of cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Why are cerebral microemboli not associated with cognitive decline? 29 Sep 2009
• Clinical, functional, and neurophysiologic assessment of dysplastic cortical networks: Implications for cortical functioning and surgical management. 29 Sep 2009
• Predicting the time of conversion to MCI in the elderly: role of verbal expression and learning. 28 Sep 2009
• Predicting conversion to mild cognitive impairment: some error is the price of much truth. 28 Sep 2009
• Results from the cognitive changes and retirement among senior surgeons self-report survey. 17 Sep 2009
• Systemic inflammation and disease progression in Alzheimer disease. 6 Sep 2009
• Physical activity levels and cognition in women with type 2 diabetes. Sep 2009
• American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology Consensus Conference Statement on the neuropsychological assessment of effort, response bias, and malingering. 31 Aug 2009
• The relationship between anticholinergic medications and Mini-Cog scores in older adults receiving home health care. 30 Aug 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