...Xiaolu Xie; Liqiu Kou; Xiu Chen; Ping Yuan; Jun Li; Yaling Li Background: At present, the effect of aspirin in preventing dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is controversial. Clarifying their association is of interest for subsequent relevant clinical trials. Methods: Four databases...

...Silvan Licher; Frank J. Wolters; Jelena Pavlović; Maryam Kavousi; Maarten J.G. Leening; M. Kamran Ikram; M. Arfan Ikram Introduction: Dementia prevention trials have so far shown little benefit of multidomain interventions against cognitive decline. Recruitment strategies in these trials often...

...Vladimir Hachinski; Abolfazl Avan Background: During the past 40 years, dementia prevention approaches have ranged from searching for a drug to prevent progression to Alzheimer’s disease to preventing dementia through multidomain lifestyle interventions. Current Approaches: The search for a silver...

... in the literature. All percentages were rounded up to 1 decimal. p values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Stroke knowledge Rural Urban Stroke campaign Prevention Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of disability and the third cause of death in Latin America and in the world...

... to preventive therapy, and adherence to study drug in the first 3 years of participation. Logistic regression models were used to adjust for confounders. Results: Distance from residence to research center was not associated with loss to follow-up, adherence to study drug, or adherence to preventive therapy ( p...

...Bo Norrving; Stephen M. Davis; Valery L. Feigin; George A. Mensah; Ralph L. Sacco; Cherian Varghese The global burden of stroke is of continual major importance for global health. The present report addresses some of the core principles that could make stroke prevention work. The prevention...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Asia Cambodia Control Epilepsy National plan Prevention Prioritization Solutions Epilepsy is globally present and is particularly challenging for countries...

.... Cerebrovascular disease Stroke subtypes Exercise Epidemiology Prevention National Institutes of Health (NIH) 10.13039/100000002 Although cardiovascular disease mortality rates have declined over the past several decades in the United States, the burden of stroke still remains high. Each...

... be identified by an NIHSS score of ≧4. Clinicians should screen patients for fall risk so that fall prevention strategies can be instituted. 26 11 2008 26 11 2009 2 2 2010 © 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel 2010 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part...

... disease frequency and serve as a basis for rational health care planning. Case-control approaches can be carried out in these same populations to identify risk factors for neurologic disease. These results can then lead to programs for control and prevention of these disorders. 31 10 2007...

... in the Buffalo metropolitan area and Erie County. This area has the highest stroke rate in New York State and therefore represents an ideal site to develop a successful model for prevention and management of stroke. Design: A cross-sectional design to study all new and recurrent strokes that occurred...

...-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) might prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Since the early 1990s, numerous observational epidemiological studies have also investigated this possibility. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to summarize and evaluate available evidence regarding exposure to nonaspirin NSAIDs...

.../100,000/year). Based on similar international literature findings, different prevention measures are suggested to reduce the occurrence and severity of head injury. © 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel 2002 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may...

... review revealed seven classes of agents already approved or in late phase III testing for preventing the development or slowing the progression of Alzheimer disease and five for ischemic stroke prevention. Possible combination regimens number 128 (2 7 ) for Alzheimer disease and 32 (2 5 ) for ischemic...

.... The observed incidence rate is low despite the use of wide inclusion criteria, probably due to a decrease in road traffic accidents. A further decrease in the number of head injuries in our region may be achieved by preventing falls. 1998 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights...

... duration of the disease is around 5 years and survival is less than for the general population and for AD. The major risk factors for VaD appear to be hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Although some of these risk factors are modifiable, there is no study on efficacy of prevention of VaD...

... for developing strategies towards prevention and control. 28 1 1993 © 1992 S. Karger AG, Basel 1993 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means...