Wee Shiong Lim,Jing Jih Chin,Chee Kum Lam et al.
Wee Shiong Lim et al.
In this study, the authors describe how the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale fits into the overall evaluation process in an outpatient memory clinic. Based on a retrospective review of 329 patients attending the clinic from 1994 to 1999...
Amy Fiske,Margaret Gatz,Britt Aadnøy et al.
Amy Fiske et al.
Age of onset is an important variable in Alzheimer research, yet remarkably little is known about its reliability and validity. The present study evaluated alternative methods for establishing age of onset for 297 individuals diagnosed with...
Performance of three clock scoring systems across different ranges of dementia severity [0.03%]
三种时钟画测试评分系统在不同痴呆严重程度中的表现
Donald J Connor,James D Seward,Josef A Bauer et al.
Donald J Connor et al.
The ability of three different Clock Drawing Test (CDT) scoring systems to detect Dementia of the Alzheimer Type (DAT) was investigated. As part of a neuropsychological battery, fifty DAT Type patients and fifty matched controls drew a cloc...
Dementia update 2005 [0.03%]
2005年痴呆研究新进展
John C Morris
John C Morris
Gender differences in Alzheimer disease: the role of luteinizing hormone in disease pathogenesis [0.03%]
性别差异在阿尔茨海默病中的作用：促黄体生成素在疾病发病机制中的作用
Kate M Webber,Gemma Casadesus,George Perry et al.
Kate M Webber et al.
Epidemiological data reporting the predisposition of women to Alzheimer disease has provided researchers with an important clue as to the identity of the driving pathogenic force and lead many to question the potential role of sex steroids,...
Association between dementia and infectious disease: evidence from a case-control study [0.03%]
痴呆与感染性疾病的相关性：来自一项病例对照研究的证据
Nicholas Dunn,Mark Mullee,V Hugh Perry et al.
Nicholas Dunn et al.
Inflammation plays a part in the etiology of dementia. Whether this is the primary pathogenesis, or a secondary reaction is unclear. We postulate that since systemic infection can provoke the enhanced synthesis of inflammatory mediators in ...
Cognitive impairment and quality-of-life: views of providers of long-term care services [0.03%]
认知障碍和生活质量：长期护理服务提供者的观点
Charles E Gessert,Kathryn Hyer,Robert L Kane et al.
Charles E Gessert et al.
Quality-of-life (QoL) is now recognized as a principal outcome marker for long-term care. However, QoL is difficult to define and measure, especially in residents with dementia. Providers of long-term care services (n = 182) were asked to r...
Using the telephone to call for help and caregiver awareness in Alzheimer disease [0.03%]
阿茨海默病患者使用电话求助和护理人员意识的问题
Thomas A Ala,Lilla G Berck,Ann M Popovich
Thomas A Ala
We assessed the ability of 73 patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from our outpatient clinic to demonstrate how they would use the telephone to call for help in case of an emergency. We also assessed the...
Performance of elderly Native Americans and Caucasians on the CERAD Neuropsychological Battery [0.03%]
安纳尼亚人和高加索老年人在CERAD神经心理测验电池上的表现
Shannon R Whyte,C Munro Cullum,Linda S Hynan et al.
Shannon R Whyte et al.
The performance of 40 elderly Native Americans and 40 demographically similar Caucasians clinically diagnosed with Alzheimer disease were compared on the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease Neuropsychological Battery ...
Evaluation of selection bias in an incident-based dementia autopsy case series [0.03%]
基于事件的痴呆尸体解剖病例系列的选择偏倚评估
Debby Tsuang,Kate L Simpson,Gail Li et al.
Debby Tsuang et al.
Neuropathological (np) relative frequency estimates of dementia may be biased if the autopsied subjects are not representative of all dementia subjects within a target population. We identified characteristics that differed between autopsie...