... Abstract Dementia is increasingly recognized as a common feature in patients with Parkinson disease (PD)and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), both sharing many clinical and morphological features andbelieved to form a continuum within the spectrum of Lewy body diseases. Based on a large...

... Abstract The pharmacotherapy of Parkinson disease dementia and Lewy body dementia with cholinesteraseinhibitors and selected psychotropic drugs is relatively new. Review of literature supplemented byexpert opinion. Cholinesterase inhibitors can be used by primary care practitioners...

... Abstract Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with a wide spectrum of microvascular complications affecting both the systemic and cerebral circulation. Current evidence suggests that cerebral small-vessel disease plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of dementia and vascular damage induced...

.... A recently proposed concept of semantic dementia suggests symptomatic continuation of word meaning loss with non-linguistic semantic memory loss. In 1943 Tsuneo Imura, a neuropsychiatrist at Tokyo University, reported a new aphasic syndrome which he proposed to be called “Gogi aphasia” in an article...

... Abstract The term dementia derives from the Latin root demens , which means being out of one’s mind. Although the term “dementia” has been used since the 13th century, its mention in the medical community was reported in the 18th century. Even though the Greeks postulated a cerebral origin...

.... According to Espinel's in-depth analysis, de Kooning's style, as seen with technical aspects of painting, did not change across his life and especially at the advanced stage of cognitive decline, which Espinel considered as evidence for “creativity in the midst of dementia” [Espinel, 2007]. The most recent...

... Abstract Epidemiological studies implicate chronic depression as a predisposing factor for dementia in later life. However, the link is incompletely understood and controversial. The aim of this review is to consider some of the biological factors that contribute to neuroprogressive brain...

... Abstract Depression, diabetes and dementia are three disorders associated with staggering morbidity and mortality worldwide. The association between depression and diabetes has been well established. Furthermore, both depression and diabetes have been shown to increase the incidence of dementia...

... Abstract Dementia is the most common mental disorder contributing greatly to disability, institutionalization, and shorter survival among the older population of both genders. Both the prevalence and incidence of dementia are higher in women than in men after the age of 80. Men and women have...

... Abstract The term post-stroke dementia (PSD) is used to define any dementia occurring after stroke irrespective if the leading cause is vascular, degenerative or mixed. PSD is a frequent condition after stroke and its prevalence ranges from 6 to 32%. However, not all cognitive impairment cases...

... Abstract Sleep disturbance in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is common and can have a debilitating effect on quality of life due to the effects of daytime somnolence on cognition, motor function, potential for injury and capacity to manage activities of daily...

... Abstract Parkinson’s disease with dementia (PDD) is now recognised as a major clinical consequence of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD). Indeed the cumulative prevalence of dementia in PD is very high; up to 80% of patients will develop dementia within 10 years of their Parkinson’s diagnosis...

... Abstract Somatoform disorders have only recently been described in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Of 1,210 patients with neurodegenerative diseases referred to our institutions from 1999, 488 were diagnosed with PD, 415 with Alzheimer’s disease, 162 with DLB, 48...

... Abstract The concept of vascular dementia (VaD) has greatly evolved in the past decades. Advances in neuroimagingtechniques have led to a better identification of cases with small vessel disease andchronic ischemic changes. Autopsy data from population-based studies have revealed...

... Abstract Randomized controlled trials of primary and secondary prevention of vascular dementia demonstratereal effects on the cause or progression of disease (disease-modifying treatment). These strategieslead to a reduction in all cerebrovascular risk factors, in particular hypertension...

... Abstract Dementia with Lewy bodies is one of the most common dementias in the elderly after Alzheimer’sdisease. It can be recognized on the basis of several clinical characteristics including progressivedementia with marked slowing and fluctuations, persistent visual hallucinations...