Tag: Dementia
Primary Care Screening for Dementia Not Harmful
No increases for depressive, anxiety symptoms seen with screening in rural, suburban, urban primary care clinics
Active Lifestyle May Slow Familial Frontotemporal Dementia
Slower cognitive decline seen even in patients with genetic risk for familial frontotemporal dementia
Cognitive Symptom Score From EHR Predicts Risk for Dementia
Symptom score derived from discharge summaries using natural language processing linked to earlier diagnosis
Midlife Obesity in Women May Increase Risk for Dementia Later
No clear association with later dementia seen for low BMI, low caloric intake, inactivity at baseline
Low-Dose Aspirin May Cut Dementia Risk in Women With Diabetes
However, no effect seen for lowering dementia risk in men with type 2 diabetes
Large BP Variation Tied to Greater Long-Term Risk for Dementia
Dementia risk significantly increased after at least 15 years since measurement of SBP variation
About Half of Middle-Age Adults Believe They May Develop Dementia
Only 5.2 percent of patients had discussed dementia prevention with their physician
Higher Waist Circumference Tied to Increased Risk for Dementia
Waist circumference more accurate indicator of abdominal visceral fat level than body mass index
Illiteracy Tied to Dementia in Older Adults With Low Education
But literacy not associated with rate of cognitive decline among seniors with fewer years of schooling
Dementia Common in Down Syndrome Patients Aged ≥55
Dementia incidence 102 cases per 1,000 person-years for individuals aged 55 years or older
