Cognitive Impairment

The Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination identified signs of dementia in patients 6 months earlier than the Mini-Mental State Examination, according to results from a cohort study published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy.

Occupational exposure to formaldehyde was detrimental to long-term cognitive function, according to results of a French cohort study published in Neurology.

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who have cognitive impairment demonstrate abnormal brain functional connectivity relative to patients without impairment and healthy controls, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2021.

Healio’s most-viewed neurology stories in October highlight cognitive impairment after COVID-19 infection, vaccine risks and advances in Alzheimer’s therapies, including the FDA granting breakthrough therapy designation for gantenerumab.

Cognitive impairment occurred relatively often within several months of patients having had COVID-19, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

Social support in the form of listening is linked to improved cognitive resilience, according to findings published in JAMA Neurology.

Researchers are using natural language processing, mobile apps and telehealth to develop strategies that may someday assist primary care physicians with diagnosing cognitive decline and dementia.

A mounting body of evidence is showing that cognitive dysfunction in lupus is a legitimate complaint, according to a presenter at the 2021 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology-East.

Patients with higher or lower BMIs faced significantly greater risks for global cognitive function and frontal domain performances following an ischemic stroke, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

A cerebrospinal fluid alpha-synuclein real-time, quaking-induced conversion assay demonstrated efficacy as a “robust biomarker” for identifying mild cognitive impairment due to probable Lewy body disease, according to researchers.