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Help for caregivers of dementia patients

Αυτό το έγγραφο πληροφορεί τις οικογένειες και το ευρύ κοινό σχετικά με την άνοια με έναν απλό τρόπο. Παρουσιάζονται, επίσης, χρήσιμες και συγκεκριμένες πληροφορίες για το πώς να αντιμετωπιστεί η ασθένεια και για το πώς να δημιουργηθούν δραστηριότητες αυτοβοήθειας και

Diagnostic uncertainty in a severely demented male patient: a case report

A presentation of a case of a 71 year old Caucasian male with severe Alzheimer’s Disease, bedridden and fully dependent for activities of everyday living, whose general cognitive function is almost intact. It is emphasized on the diverse underlying pathologies

The involvement of the hippocampus in psychiatric diseases

The main physiological function of the hippocampus is the processing of episodic memory. Neuronal plasticity, involved in the strengthening and weakening of synapses, constitutes the mechanism by which this function is accomplished.As the hippocampus is involved in the autobiographical part

The contribution of employment, from the neurological point of view, to improving and maintaining mental faculties, with special reference to Alzheimer’s disease

Employment consists of an important factor in the satisfactory preservation of the cognitive capacities of individuals. Intellectual activity, productive work and systematic physical activity, increase neuronal plasticity and ameliorate the mental state in aging, mild cognitive impairment and early stages

The pharmacοlogical treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease

The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is increasing rapidly and is becoming a scourge of our times. Behavioral and psychological symptoms are a common aspect of the spectrum of the disease symptoms and are associated with poor prognosis. Their treatment constitutes

Functional disorganization of small-world brain networks in mild Alzheimer’s Disease and amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: an EEG study using Relative Wavelet Entropy (RWE)

Previous neuroscientific findings have linked Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) with less efficient information processing and brain network disorganization. However, pathological alterations of the brain networks during the preclinical phase of amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI) remain largely unknown. The present study

The role of exercise in the incidence and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder leading to cognitive decline, personality changes, global mental dysfunction and functional incapacity. The disease is one of the primary causes of morbidity in older adults and constitutes a significant burden for the patients,

Five-year biomarker progression variability for Alzheimer’s disease dementia prediction: Can a complex instrumental activities of daily living marker fill in the gaps?

INTRODUCTION: Biomarker developments explain higher variability in cognitive decline than baseline values alone. This study examines the development of established biomarkers along with a novel marker in longitudinal cognitive decline.METHODS:A total of 215 subjects were selected with a diagnosis of

Pro-inflammatory cytokines in Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common progressive neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly, is clinically characterized by progressive impairment of cognitive functions, including reduced critical capacity, weakness of decision-making and problem orientation, while in the more advanced stages it is accompanied

Advice on stress for carers of those with Alzheimer

Οι φροντιστές ασθενών με νόσο του Alzheimer και άλλες μορφές άνοιας βιώνουν σημαντική επιβάρυνση και συχνά ονομάζονται “κρυφοί ασθενείς”. Ο σύντομος αυτός οδηγός παρέχει στους φροντιστές τη δυνατότητα να αναγνωρίσουν τα σημάδια της δικής τους επιβάρυνσης και να προσπαθήσουν να