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All articles tagged: Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbance (F03.91)

HealthDay 22 January at 04.53 PM

Ordering Palliative Care Consult by Default Increases Rate of Consultation

Ordering palliative care consultation by default increases the rate of consultation but does not reduce the length of stay for older hospitalized patients with advanced chronic illness, according to a study published in the Jan. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Katherine R. Courtright, M.D., from the Perelman

HealthDay 17 January at 04.32 PM

Lower Cutoff Points for Montreal Cognitive Assessment Needed

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) cutpoints for identifying mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia are inappropriately high in a diverse community setting, yielding a high false-positive rate, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Marnina B. Stimmel, Ph.D., fr

HealthDay 05 January at 04.41 PM

Hearing Loss Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia

Hearing loss is associated with an increased risk for dementia, with further increased risk for those not using hearing aids, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.Manuella Lech Cantuaria, Ph.D., from Odense University Hospital and the University of Southern Denmark, and colleagues exam

HealthDay 31 December at 04.59 AM

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cuts Risk for Dementia, Death

In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), those undergoing catheter ablation have a lower risk for incident dementia and mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Stephanie L. Harrison, Ph.D., from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined

HealthDay 29 December at 03.43 PM

21-Point Brain Care Score Can Help Predict Incident Dementia, Stroke

The 21-point Brain Care Score (BCS) is associated with the risk for dementia and stroke, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in Frontiers in Neurology.Sanjula D. Singh, M.D., Ph.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined the associations of the BCS with incident dementia and stroke. The BCS was d

HealthDay 26 December at 05.16 PM

Negative Wealth Shock Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline

For older adults, negative wealth shock is associated with accelerated cognitive decline and increased risks for dementia, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Network Open.Liulu Pan, from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, China, and colleagues used data from the Health and Retirement Study conduc

HealthDay 15 November at 04.53 PM

Cardiac 18F-Dopamine PET Can Predict Lewy Body Diseases

Cardiac 18F-dopamine positron emission tomography (PET) can identify at-risk individuals who are subsequently diagnosed with a central Lewy body disease (LBD), according to a study published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.David S. Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D., from the National Institutes of Health in Be