Memory Disorders - Epidemiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

On-pump versus off-pump coronary-artery bypass surgery.

3 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: Coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) has traditionally been performed with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (on-pump CABG). CABG without cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump CABG) might reduce the number of complications related to the ... Read more...

Carotid intimal medial thickness predicts cognitive decline among adults without clinical vascular disease.

28 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Though clinical cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are established risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia, less is known about the relations between vascular health and cognition among individuals without ... Read more...

The relationship between pain intensity and severity and depression in older people: exploratory study.

26 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Pain and depression are known to be associated in later life, and both have a negative effect on physical performance both separately and in combination. The nature of the relationships between pain intensity and depression in elderly ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Memory Disorders - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• On-pump versus off-pump coronary-artery bypass surgery. 3 Nov 2009
• Arterial stiffness and other vasculatures impairments that cause in hypertensive older patients and smoking cognitive impairments are not linked to gender. 4 Aug 2009
• Carotid intimal medial thickness predicts cognitive decline among adults without clinical vascular disease. 28 Jul 2009
• The relationship between pain intensity and severity and depression in older people: exploratory study. 26 Jul 2009
• Health behaviors from early to late midlife as predictors of cognitive function: The Whitehall II study. 30 Jun 2009
• Elevated C-reactive protein levels are associated with prevalent dementia in the oldest-old. 29 Jun 2009
• New possibilities in cognition enhancement for schizophrenia. 29 Jun 2009
• Arithmetic difficulties in children with cerebral palsy are related to executive function and working memory. 25 May 2009
• Using neuroplasticity-based auditory training to improve verbal memory in schizophrenia. 13 May 2009
• A national survey of memory clinics in Australia. 9 May 2009
• Attention and memory in school-age children surviving the terrorist attack in Beslan, Russia. 29 Apr 2009
• A specific deficit in visuospatial simultaneous working memory in Down syndrome. 29 Apr 2009
• Invited commentary. 29 Apr 2009
• The long-term cognitive and functional outcomes of postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery. 29 Apr 2009
• How can cognitive status predispose to psychological impairment? 19 Apr 2009
• Cognition in the early stage of type 2 diabetes. 12 Apr 2009
• Aging and selective engagement: the moderating impact of motivation on older adults' resource utilization. 5 Apr 2009
• [Comparison of patient therapy adherence of two structural different memory clinics] Apr 2009
• Challenging the notion of an early-onset of cognitive decline. 30 Mar 2009
• Sudden death and gradual decay in visual working memory. 18 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Memory Disorders'

Definition: Disturbances in registering an impression, in the retention of an acquired impression, or in the recall of an impression. Memory impairments are associated with DEMENTIA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ENCEPHALITIS; ALCOHOLISM (see also ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER); SCHIZOPHRENIA; and other conditions.

Descriptor UI: D008569

Alternative terms: Memory Disorders; Memory Disorder; Retention Disorders, Cognitive; Cognitive Retention Disorder; Cognitive Retention Disorders; Retention Disorder, Cognitive; Memory Loss; Memory Losses; Memory Disorder, Semantic; Memory Disorders, Semantic; Semantic Memory Disorders; Semantic Memory Disorder; Memory Disorder, Spatial; Memory Disorders, Spatial; Spatial Memory Disorders; Spatial Memory Disorder; Age-Related Memory Disorders; Age Related Memory Disorders; Age-Related Memory Disorder; Memory Disorder, Age-Related; Memory Disorders, Age-Related; Memory Disorders, Age Related; Memory Deficits; Deficit, Memory; Deficits, Memory; Memory Deficit;

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: C10.597.606.525; C23.888.592.604.529; F01.700.625;

History Note: 1969