Tag: Dementia
First Responders With More Debris Exposure Have Higher Risk of Early Dementia
Findings among World Trade Center responders and incidence of dementia at <65 years of age
4.0 Percent of Seniors Had Received Dementia Diagnosis in 2022
Increase in percentage with dementia diagnosis seen with increasing age; decrease with increasing education level
Tau PET Performs Well in Predicting Dementia in Individuals With MCI
Tau positron emission tomography predicts all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease dementia
The 5-Cog Paradigm Improves Diagnosis, Management of Dementia
Threefold improvement seen in dementia care actions with 5-Cog paradigm, a culturally adept, cognitive detection tool
FDA Advisors Support New Alzheimer’s Drug
Preeclampsia Linked to Increased Risk for Young-Onset Dementia
Even higher risk for young-onset dementia seen for preeclampsia before 34 weeks of gestation or superimposed on chronic HTN
Warning Letters Can Reduce Quetiapine Overprescribing
Letters reduce quetiapine use among nursing home patients, community-dwelling patients with dementia
Risk for Adverse Outcomes Increased With Antipsychotic Use in Dementia
Risks increased for stroke, venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, heart failure, fracture, pneumonia, acute kidney injury
Delirium Increases Risk for Subsequent Death, Dementia in Older Adults
Dose-response association seen with higher risk for each additional delirium episode
Smartphone-Based Measures Can Help ID Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Individuals with frontotemporal lobar degeneration were accurately differentiated from controls with smartphone tests
