Listar por tema "Demencia"

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    • Dementia incidence and mortality in middle-income countries, and associations with indicators of cognitive reserve: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based cohort study 

      Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Dewey, Michael E.; Acosta, Isaac; Jotheeswaran, A. T.; Liu, Zhaorui (The Lancet, 2012)
      Results of the few cohort studies from countries with low incomes or middle incomes suggest a lower incidence of dementia than in high-income countries. We assessed incidence of dementia according to criteria from the 10/66 ...

    • Dementia Research in the Caribbean Hispanic Islands: Present Findings and Future Trends 

      Acosta, Daisy; Llibre-Guerra, Jorge Jesús; Jiménez-Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Lllibre-Rodríguez, Juan J. (Front. Public Health, 2021-01-18)
      During the last decade, the Caribbean Hispanic islands experienced accelerated demographic aging, representing the fastest aging region within Latin America. Age-related non-communicable diseases, including dementia, are ...

    • Dementia severity and weight loss: a comparison across eight cohorts. the 10/66 study. 

      Albanese, Emiliano; Taylor, Clare; Siervo, Mario; Stewart, Robert; Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy (Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2013)
      We aimed to investigate the association between dementia severity and weight loss in countries with low and middle incomes, where most prevalent cases reside. Methods: Cross-sectional catchment area surveys were performed ...

    • Dietary fish and meat intake and dementia in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 Dementia Research Group 

      Albanese, Emiliano; Dangour, Alan D.; Uauy, Ricardo; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Gallardo Guerra, Sara S.; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Hernández Noriega, Lisseth; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Prince, Martin J. (American Journal o f Clinical Nutrition, 2009)
      Evidence of an association between fish and meat consumption and risk of dementia is inconsistent and nonexistent in populations in developing countries. Objective: The objective was to investigate associations between ...

    • Dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease in Latin America: genetic heterogeneity and clinical phenotypes. 

      Llibre-Guerra, J.J.,; Li, Y; Allegri, R.F.,; Mendez, P.C; Surace, E.I; Llibre-Rodriguez, J.J.; Sosa, A.L; Aláez-Verson, C.; Longori, E.-M.; Tellez, A.; Carrillo-Sánchez, K.; Flores-Lagunes, L.L.; Sánchez, V.; Takada, L.T.; Nitrini, R.; Ferreira-Frota, N.A.; Benevides-Lima, J.; Lopera, F.; Ramírez, L.; Jiménez-Velázquez, I.; Schenk, C.; Acosta, D.; Behrens, M.I.; Doering, M.,; Ziegemeier, E.; Morris, J.C; McDade, E.; Bateman, R.J. (2020-12)

    • Editorial 

      Guillén S., José Felipe (Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, 2023-07)
      Se presentan en este número de la revista Aula los resultados de investigaciones asociadas al estudio de las enfermedades neurodegenerativas, especialmente el Alzheimer abordadas desde el punto de vista de las ciencias ...

    • Efectos del ambiente espacio-sensorial en procesos cognitivos de personas diagnosticadas con Alzheimer 

      De Láncer, Jennifer; Rodríguez, Laura (Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, 2023-07-01)
      La enfermedad de Alzheimer se ha convertido en un problema creciente a nivel mundial. A pesar de las numerosas investigaciones que se desarrollan actualmente, en busca de una cura y herramientas para retrasar su avance, ...

    • Effects of education and culture on the validity of the Geriatric Mental State and its AGECAT algorithm. 

      Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy; Chiu, Helen; Copeland, John; Dewey, Michael E.; Scazufca, Marcia; Varghese, Mathew (British Journal of Psychiatry, 2004)
      The Geriatric Mental State (GMS) is the most widely used psychiatric research assessment for older persons. Evidence for validity comes from the developed world. Aims: To assess the validity of GMS/AGECATorganicity and ...

    • Enfermedad de Alzheimer y su relación con la exposición al aluminio 

      Rosario, Claradania R. de (Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, 1996)
      La enfermedad de Alzheimer se caracteriza por la disminución de las funciones intelectuales de la persona, con una progresiva pérdida de la memoria y deterioro del pensamiento. Se comenta que expertos estudiosos del tema ...

    • The epidemiology of dependency among urban-dwelling older people in the Dominican Republic: a cross-sectional survey. 

      Acosta, Daisy; Rottbeck, Ruth; Rodríguez Pichardo, Guillermina; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Prince, Martin J. (BMC Public Health, 2008)
      Demographic ageing, and the health transition will soon lead to large increases in the number of dependent older people in low and middle income countries. Despite its importance, this topic has not previously been ...

    • Equity in the delivery of community healthcare to older people: Findings from 10/66 Dementia research group cross-sectional surveys in Latin America, China, India and Nigeria. 

      Albanese, Emiliano; Liu, Zhaorui; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Jiménez Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Uwakwe, Richard; Williams, Joseph D.; Borges, Guilherme; Jotheeswaran, A. T; Klibanski, Milagros G.; McCrone, Paul; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Prince, Martin J. (BMC Health Services Research, 2011)
      To describe patterns of recent health service utilisation, and consequent out-of-pocket expenses among older people in countries with low and middle incomes, and to assess the equity with which services are accessed and ...

    • Espiritualidad y calidad de vida en cuidadores de personas con demencia 

      Tirro, Victoria; Fernanda Peña, María (Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, 2023-07)
      El hecho de cuidar resulta una compleja experiencia que se conecta con la trascendencia y la búsqueda del sentido. Continuas interrogantes embargan al cuidador mientras ejerce su oficio. Conocer la influencia de la ...

    • Estigma de las demencias: experiencia de cuidadores-familiares. Agosto-octubre 2014 

      Gomera Rodríguez, Yanela Josefina (Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Medicina., 2014)
      Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal que tuvo por objeto determinar la percepción de los cuidadores de los pacientes con demencia que asisten a un consultorio privado de Distrito Nacional sobre ...

    • Factores socio-demográficos asociados al deterioro cognitivo leve en adultos mayores funcionales de la zona sur de Santiago. 

      Meran Ulloa, Anny Leydi (Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, 2015)
      Se analizan las características socio demográficas de los participantes con deterioro cognitivo leve. Se establece la asociación entre el nivel educativo y la incidencia de deterioro cognitivo leve. Determinar los factores ...

    • FMNL2 regulates gliovascular interactions and is associated with vascular risk factors and cerebrovascular pathology in Alzheimer’s disease 

      Lee, Annie J.; Raghavan, Neha S.; Bhattarai, Prabesh; Siddiqui, Tohid; Sariya, Sanjeev; Reyes‑Dumeyer, Dolly; Flowers, Xena E.; Cardoso, Sarah A. L.; De Jager, Philip L.; Bennett, David A.; Schneider, Julie A.; Menon, Vilas; Wang, Yanling; Lantigua, Rafael A.; Medrano, Martin; Rivera, Diones; Jimenez‑Velazquez, Ivonne Z.; Kukull, Walter A.; Brickman, Adam M.; Manly, Jennifer J.; Tosto, Giuseppe; Kizil, Caghan; Vardarajan, Badri N.; Mayeux, Richard (Acta Neuropathologica (2022) 144:59–79, 2022-05-24)
      Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been associated with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factors (CVRFs) during middle age and later and is frequently accompanied by cerebrovascular pathology at death. An interaction ...

    • Frailty and the prediction of dependence and mortality in low- and middle-income countries: a 10/66 population based cohort study. 

      Jotheeswaran, A. T.; Bryce, R.; Prina, A. Matthew; Acosta, Daisy; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Dewey, Michael E.; Acosta, Isaac; Liu, Zhaorui; Beard, John; Prince, Martin J. (BMC Medicine, 2015)
      In countries with high incomes, frailty indicators predict adverse outcomes in older people, despite a lack of consensus on definition or measurement. We tested the predictive validity of physical and multidimensional ...

    • The impact of COVID19 on Mental Health in the Hispanic Caribbean Region 2020 

      Acosta, Daisy; Llibre Guerra, Jorge J.; Jiménez Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J. (International Psychogeriatric, 2020)
      The recent global severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic will leave its shadow over mental health in our society, especially among the most vulnerable such as elderly populations and those ...

    • The impact of SARS-CoV-2 in dementia across Latin America: A call for an urgent regional plan and coordinated response 

      Ibanez, Agustin; Santamaria-Garcia, Hernando; Guerrero Barragan, Alejandra; Kornhuber, Alexander; Mendonca Marques Ton, Alyne; Slachevsky, Andrea; Teixeira, Antonio Lucio; Mar Meza, Beatriz Marcela; Serrano, Cecilia M.; Cano, Carlos; Arias Gonzalez, Carolina; Gonzalez-Billault, Christian; Butler, Christopher; Bustin, Julian; Duran-Aniotz, Claudia; Acosta, Daisy; Matallana, Diana L.; Acosta-Alvear, Diego; Trépel, Dominic; Franca Resende, Elisa De Paula; Ferreira de Oliveira, Fabricio; Ibanez, Francisco; De Felice, Fernanda G.; Navarrete, Gorka; Tamañas, Ioannis; Meier, Irene B.; Smid, Jerusa; Llibre-Guerra, Jorge; Llibre-Rodriguez, Juan J.; Fajersztajn, Lais; Tadao Takada, Leonel; Duque, Lissette; Okada de Oliveira, Maira; Camargos Bicalho, Maria Aparecida; Behrens, Maria Isabel; Pintado-Caipa, Maritza; Parra, Mario; Z. Wilson, Maxwell; De La Cruz Puebla, Myriam; Custodio, Nilton; Santibanez, Rodrigo; Bernardo Serafim, Rodrigo; Melo Tavares, Ronnielly; Piña Escudero, Stefanie Danielle; Piña Escudero, Stefanie Danielle; Leon Rodriguez, Tomas; Dawson, Walter; Miller, Bruce L.; Kosik, Kenneth S. (Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 2020)
      The SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic will disproportionately impact countries with weak economies and vulnerable populations including people with dementia. Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs) are burdened with unstable ...

    • Insoluble vascular amyloid deposits trigger disruption of the neurovascular unit in Alzheimer’s disease brains. 

      Soto Rojas, Luis O.; Campa Córdoba, Berenice; Harrington, Charles R.; Salas Casas, Andrés; Hernandes Alejandro, Mario; Villanueva Fierro, Ignacio; Bravo Muñoz, Marely; Garcés Ramírez, Linda; Cruz López, Fidel de la; Ontiveros Torres, Miguel Ángel; Gevorkian, Goar; Pacheco Herrero, Mar; Luna Muñoz, José (Int. J. Mol. Sci, 2021-04-01)
      Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease, characterized histopathologically by intra-neuronal tau-related lesions and by the accumulation of amyloid -peptide (A ) in the brain parenchyma and around cerebral ...

    • Latin American initiative for lifestyle intervention to prevent cognitive decline (LatAm-FINGERS): study design and harmonization 

      Crivelli, Lucia; Calandri, Luis; Kimie Suemoto, Claudia; Salinas, Rosa María; Velilla, Lina Marcela; Sanches Yassuda, Mônica; Caramelli, Paulo; Lopera, Francisco; Nitrini, Ricardo; Sevlever, Gustavo Emilio; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Acosta, Daisy; Charamelo Baietti, Ana María; Cusicanqui, María Isabel; Custodio, Nilton; De Simone, Sergio Dansilio; Delgado Derio, Carolina; Duque-Peñailillo, Lissette; Duran, Juan Carlos; Jiménez-Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Leon-Salas, Jorge Mario; Bergamo, Yanina; Florencia Clarens, María; Damian, Andrés; Demey, Ignacio; Belén Helou, María; Márquez, Carlos; Martin, María Eugenia; Morais Martin, Maria da Graça; Querze, Diego; Surace, Ezequiel Ignacio; Acosta-Egea, Sabrina; Aguirre–Salvador, Esteban; da Cunha Peixoto Cançado, Gustavo Henrique; Dozzi Brucki; Dozzi Brucki, Sonia Maria; Vasconcelos Friedlaender, Clarisse; Braga Gomes, Karina; Gutierrez, Myriam; Laforcada Ríos, Carlos; Martinez Galindo, Joyce Graciela; Montesinos, Rosa; Nuñez-Herrera, Alberto; Ospina-Henao, Sebastián; Rodríguez, Guillermina; Ruiz Masson, Victoria; Sánchez, Mónica; Christian E. Schenk, Christian; Soto, Ligia; Tonidandel Barbosa, Maira; Gonçalves Tosatti, Jéssica Abdo; Vicuña, Yosselin; Espeland, Mark; Hakansson, Krister; Kivipelto, Miia; Baker, Laura; Snyder, Heather; Carrillo, María; Allegri, Ricardo Francisco (Alzheimer's Association®, 2023-05-19)
      Latin American Initiative for Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Cognitive Decline (LatAm-FINGERS) is the first non-pharmacological multicenter randomized clinical trial (RCT) to prevent cognitive impairment in Latin America ...