The study by Bansal et al. 1 published in the BJN was a cross-sectional study involving 90 adult outpatients from a hospital in New Delhi, who were divided into 3 groups according to stage of chronic ...

aDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China bMental Health Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong ...

The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to investigate the interactive effects ...

O efeito Simon é tipicamente maior em pessoas idosas do que em adultos jovens, talvez devido ao declínio de capacidades inibitórias em função da idade. Participaram deste estudo 32 pessoas idosas e ...

Background and Purpose— The purposes of this study were to compare proxy-patient responses on each domain of the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) and the SIS-16, estimate the bias, and evaluate the validity ...

In a WordsRated.com survey, 65% of US adults enjoy board games. What’s more, they benefit from a boost in serotonin, the neurotransmitter that improves mood and lessens anxiety. Half felt that board ...

Abstract: Accurately diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is essential for improving elderly health. Meanwhile, accurate prediction of the mini-mental state examination score also can measure cognition ...

Objectives To determine associations between carotid atherosclerosis assessed by ultrasound and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a measure of global cognitive function. Design Systematic ...

After President Biden’s lackluster debate performance sparked renewed concerns about his mental acuity, both sides of the political spectrum have been clamoring for him to take a cognitive test. Biden ...

President Biden is facing calls to undergo cognitive testing and release the results after his disastrous debate last month, and amid a series of reports about his apparent decline in recent months.