... Cognitive functioning Dementia Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® Major neurocognitive disorder Therapeutic benefit Safety Major neurocognitive disorder, also known as dementia, is a devastating neurological disease. Affected patients undergo a progressive cognitive decline that affects a broad...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Assessment measures Behavioral neurology Cognitive functioning Mild...

... to examine the potential use of antidiabetic agents for the treatment of AD, we reviewed randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that assessed the efficacy of antidiabetic agents in patients with probable AD, MCI, or SCCs. We used cognitive function as the primary outcome and AD biomarkers and imaging as secondary...

... functioning and muscle strength and muscle mass in hospitalized older patients. Methods: This prospective inception cohort included 378 patients aged 70 years or older. At admission patients were assessed for cognitive functioning by use of the Six-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6-CIT). Muscle strength...

... number of midlife leisure activities, a larger number of significant family members, and a larger number of close friends. Conclusion: Cognitive reserve and social capital accrued in early and midlife may reduce the detrimental influences of psychological stress on cognitive functioning in old age...

... in individuals with longer education, a higher cognitive level of the job, and greater engagement in cognitive leisure activity. Conclusion: Cognitive reserve accumulated during the life course may reduce the detrimental influences of a critically low HDL-C level on cognitive functioning in old age...

... in early and midlife was taken into account. Conclusion: Present data suggest that cognitive reserve accumulated during the life course may reduce the detrimental influences of obesity on cognitive functioning in old age. Physical Demand of Job . Participants were asked to indicate whether their last...

... participants with and without albuminuria at the time of neuropsychological testing. Conclusion: Albuminuria predicts future modest cognitive decrements, but concurrent albuminuria is unrelated to cognitive functioning. The link between albuminuria and cognitive dysfunction may convey an etiological message...

... for an association between dairy intake and cognitive functioning. Methods: Searches of the electronic databases Medline, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, and PsychInfo were undertaken to identify peer-reviewed journal articles that reported on associations between dairy consumption and cognitive outcomes. Results...

...Lutz P. Breitling; Melanie Wolf; Heiko Müller; Elke Raum; Matthias Kliegel; Hermann Brenner Aims: The study of cognitive functioning in large epidemiological settings is hampered by a lack of instruments for the remote assessment of cognitive performance, especially when targeting variability...

... was the only significant predictor of variance in learning and recall. In addition, the number of metabolic syndrome criteria met was inversely associated with cognitive performance. Conclusions: These results indicate that impairments in cognitive functioning associated with metabolic syndrome and type 2...

...Esther van den Berg; Jacqueline M. Dekker; Giel Nijpels; Roy P.C. Kessels; L. Jaap Kappelle; Edward H.F. de Haan; Robert J. Heine; Coen D.A. Stehouwer; Geert Jan Biessels Background/Aims: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) is associated with mild decrements in cognitive functioning, particularly...

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... >4–5 mm Hg, the pulse amplitudes being <4 mm Hg in the nonresponders. However, it is unknown whether similar differences exist regarding change in cognitive functioning after shunt surgery. The aim of this study was to compare preoperative intracranial pressure (ICP) parameters between iNPH...