Cognition Disorders
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid and neurodegeneration in Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Progressive neurodegeneration may result in potentially severe cognitive and motor dysfunctions as a complication of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), a suggested IL-17A-associated inflammatory condition. To detect this complication ... Read more...

Improvement of neurological status and quality of life in children with opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome at long-term follow-up.

29 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: Kinsbourne syndrome or opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is characterized by rapid, involuntary, irregular conjugate eye movements (opsoclonus), myoclonic jerking of the limbs and trunk, ataxia, and behavioral disturbances. In general, ... Read more...

Sleep deprivation differentially impairs cognitive performance in abstinent methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("Ecstasy") users.

2 Nov 2009 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; "Ecstasy") is a popular recreational drug and brain serotonin (5-HT) neurotoxin. Neuroimaging data indicate that some human MDMA users develop persistent deficits in brain 5-HT neuronal markers. Although the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cognition Disorders'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid and neurodegeneration in Langerhans cell histiocytosis. 13 Dec 2009
• Improvement of neurological status and quality of life in children with opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome at long-term follow-up. 29 Nov 2009
• Sleep deprivation differentially impairs cognitive performance in abstinent methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("Ecstasy") users. 2 Nov 2009
• Postmenopausal hormone therapy and regional brain volumes: the WHIMS-MRI study. Nov 2009
• Donepezil treatment of patients with MCI: a 48-week randomized, placebo- controlled trial. Nov 2009
• Incidence of and risk factors for cognitive impairment in an early Parkinson disease clinical trial cohort. Nov 2009
• Subcortical vascular versus amnestic mild cognitive impairment: comparison of cerebral glucose metabolism. Nov 2009
• Using a Socratic dialogue to tackle thorny issues of psychiatry. 30 Oct 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
• Long-term cognitive decline in older subjects was not attributable to noncardiac surgery or major illness. 30 Oct 2009
• Long-term cognitive decline: is there a link to surgery and anesthesia? 30 Oct 2009
• Altered effect of dopamine transporter 3'UTR VNTR genotype on prefrontal and striatal function in schizophrenia. 30 Oct 2009
• The PPARalpha agonist fenofibrate preserves hippocampal neurogenesis and inhibits microglial activation after whole-brain irradiation. 30 Oct 2009
• Vascular risk factors, HIV serostatus, and cognitive dysfunction in gay and bisexual men. 18 Oct 2009
• Cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease is associated with selective changes in calcineurin/NFAT signaling. 12 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
• An integrated systems analysis implicates EGR1 downregulation in simian immunodeficiency virus encephalitis-induced neural dysfunction. 5 Oct 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