Impairment

Even Early Stage Kidney Disease Causes Cognitive Impairment

The link between age-related kidney dysfunction and cognitive impairment is an interesting one, particularly in the context of research into klotho, which has functions in both the kidney and the...

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Radiomics: a novel feature extraction method for brain neuron degeneration disease using 18F-FDG PET imaging and its implementation for Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.

[ad_1] Related Articles Radiomics: a novel feature extraction method for brain neuron degeneration disease using 18F-FDG PET imaging and its implementation for Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. Ther Adv...

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Particle-depleted diesel exhaust may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment

[ad_1] Air pollution from diesel engines may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more when tiny particles are filtered from the exhaust than when they are not, according to new research published...

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Functional impairment in middle age linked to adverse outcomes

[ad_1] (HealthDay)—Functional impairment in middle age is associated with an increased risk for hospitalization and nursing home admission, according to a study published online April 8 in JAMA Internal Medicine....

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Blood-brain barrier impairment and hypoperfusion are linked in cerebral small vessel disease

Objective To investigate the link between blood-brain-barrier (BBB) permeability and cerebral blood flow (CBF) and the relation with white matter hyperintensities (WMH) in cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD). Methods Twenty-seven...

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Vascular changes in the eye reveal early cognitive impairment

Reduced blood capillaries in the back of the eye may be a new, noninvasive way to diagnose early cognitive impairment, the precursor to Alzheimer's disease in which individuals become forgetful,...

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Does lowering high blood pressure prevent cognitive impairment with age?

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Clinical relevance of acute cerebral microinfarcts in vascular cognitive impairment

Objective To determine the occurrence of acute cerebral microinfarcts (ACMIs) in memory clinic patients and relate their presence to vascular risk and cognitive profile, CSF and neuroimaging markers, and clinical...

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Association of frailty and cognitive impairment with benefits of oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation.

[ad_1] Related Articles Association of frailty and cognitive impairment with benefits of oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation. Am Heart J. 2019 Jan 30;211:77-89 Authors: Madhavan M, Holmes DN,...

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Correction: Deep language space neural network for classifying mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer-type dementia.

[ad_1] Related Articles Correction: Deep language space neural network for classifying mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer-type dementia. PLoS One. 2019;14(3):e0214103 Authors: Orimaye SO, Wong JS, Wong CP Abstract [This corrects...

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Mushroom consumption may reduce odds of having mild cognitive impairment

[ad_1] A team from the Department of Psychological Medicine and Department of Biochemistry at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore has found that...

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A Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Cabotegravir in Patients With Hepatic Impairment and Healthy Matched Controls.

[ad_1] Related Articles A Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Cabotegravir in Patients With Hepatic Impairment and Healthy Matched Controls. Clin Pharmacol Drug Dev. 2019 Feb...

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Detection of mild cognitive impairment in a community-dwelling population using quantitative, multiparametric MRI-based classification.

[ad_1] Related Articles Detection of mild cognitive impairment in a community-dwelling population using quantitative, multiparametric MRI-based classification. Hum Brain Mapp. 2019 Feb 25;: Authors: Bouts MJRJ, van der Grond J,...

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Abnormalities of functional cortical source connectivity of resting-state electroencephalographic alpha rhythms are similar in patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's and Lewy body diseases.

[ad_1] Related Articles Abnormalities of functional cortical source connectivity of resting-state electroencephalographic alpha rhythms are similar in patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's and Lewy body diseases. Neurobiol...

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Altered topological characteristics of morphological brain network relate to language impairment in high genetic risk subjects and schizophrenia patients.

[ad_1] Related Articles Altered topological characteristics of morphological brain network relate to language impairment in high genetic risk subjects and schizophrenia patients. Schizophr Res. 2019 Jan 28;: Authors: Li X,...

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Disrupted Regional Spontaneous Neural Activity in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients with Depressive Symptoms: A Resting-State fMRI Study.

[ad_1] Related Articles Disrupted Regional Spontaneous Neural Activity in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients with Depressive Symptoms: A Resting-State fMRI Study. Neural Plast. 2019;2019:2981764 Authors: Liu X, Tu Y, Zang Y,...

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Looking beyond lesions for causes of neuropsychological impairment in epilepsy

[ad_1] Objective Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) are similar in their epileptology regardless of whether they have a lesion evident on MRI; this study aims to prospectively clarify whether...

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Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling to Predict Exposure Differences in Healthy Volunteers and Subjects with Renal Impairment: Ceftazidime Case Study.

[ad_1] Related Articles Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling to Predict Exposure Differences in Healthy Volunteers and Subjects with Renal Impairment: Ceftazidime Case Study. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2019 Feb 09;: Authors: Zhou...

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Survival and Health Care Use After Feeding Tube Placement in Children With Neurologic Impairment

[ad_1] BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Children with neurologic impairment (NI) often undergo feeding tube placement for undernutrition or aspiration. We evaluated survival and acute health care use after tube placement in...

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Prevalence and predictor factors of respiratory impairment in a large cohort of patients with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1): A retrospective, cross sectional study

[ad_1] Respiratory complications are relevant in DM1, leading to a significantly increased morbidity and mortality risk in these patients; however, so far only few studies concerning respiratory function have been...

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