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Original Source: Screening for Cognitive Dysfunction in Corticobasal Syndrome: Utility of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination.
Introduction: The motor features of corticobasal syndrome (CBS) are well recognized but the fact that many, if not all, affected patients develop cognitive impairment is still underrecognized. The dementia of CBS overlaps most with a language variant of frontotemporal dementia: progressive nonfluent aphasia (PNFA). The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) in the evaluation of CBS and to document similarities and differences between CBS and...
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Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM)
Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) is new psychiatric therapy; involving just a few 15-minute sessions and no drugs, discussion of feelings, or even a psychiatrist, it is described as a cognitive vac...
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Synaptic abnormalities and learning dysfunction are prominent characteristics of Down's syndrome. Now Huaxi Xu and colleagues show that expression of the protein SNX27 is reduced in Down's syndrome br...
CABG Surgery Generally Not Associated With Long-Term Cognitive Dysfunction
Nearly All Patients Recover Full Cognitive Function within 8 Weeks Post-Surgery The cognitive dysfunction observed in patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery usually disapp...
Metabolic syndrome increases erectile dysfunction risk
The metabolic syndrome is an independent risk factor for the development of erectile dysfunction in Chinese men, especially among those who are middle-aged, show study findings.
Cognitive Dysfunction in Retired NFL Players
A small study suggests that football players should undergo cognitive screening. Medscape Neurology
Research Down Syndrome Announces 2012/2013 Grant Awards to Fund Down Syndrome Cognitive Research
CHICAGO, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research Down Syndrome (RDS) has announced funding for six grants to support Down syndrome cognitive research. The grant total represents a fifty...
Study: Cognitive dysfunction in patients who undergo CABG surgery disappears within 8 weeks
The cognitive dysfunction observed in patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting surgery usually disappears within 8 weeks following surgery, according to a study published in the April 2013...
Metabolic syndrome associated with cognitive and brain impairments in adolescents
A new study by researchers at NYU School of Medicine reveals for the first time that metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with cognitive and brain impairments in adolescents and calls for pediatric...
Cognitive Deficits May Hinder HF Self Care
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Mild cognitive dysfunction may prevent patients with heart failure from responding appropriately to worsening symptoms, researchers found.
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Genetic variation and cognitive dysfunction one year after cardiac surgery.
Various studies have implicated a potential association between candidate gene polymorphisms and postoperative cognitive dysfunction, yet corroborative studies are lacking. We investigated the variant...
Association of cognitive dysfunction with neurocirculatory abnormalities in early Parkinson disease.
Cognitive impairment and neurocirculatory abnormalities such as orthostatic hypotension (OH), supine hypertension (SH), and failure to decrease blood pressure at night (nondipping) occur relatively co...
Dogs with Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome: A Natural Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
In the search for appropriate models for Alzheimer's disease (AD) involving animals other than rodents, several laboratories are working with animals that naturally develop cognitive dysfunction. Amon...
Psychological factors that may confer risk for bipolar disorder.
Several psychological domains may be dysfunctional in people with bipolar disorder (BD). When dysfunction occurs prior to onset of mood symptoms, it may signify risk for onset of the full syndrome of...
OBJECTIVE: The authors tested the hypothesis that patients with metabolic syndrome are more likely to develop short-term cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. DESIGN...
