Cognitive Impairment

About one of four patients with breast cancer experienced cognitive impairment, and it was “not exclusively related” to the patient’s therapy, researchers wrote in Psycho-Oncology.

The presence of metabolic disorders appeared significantly linked to cognitive deficits among individuals with schizophrenia, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.

When examined with an FDA-approved, clinically relevant method, flortaucipir PET scans provided “valuable information” about risk for clinical decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment, according to a study.

Premenopausal women at high risk for ovarian cancer who experienced surgical menopause reported impaired cognition 6 months after surgery, but the decline was not sustained long term, according to study data.

Multimodal neuroimaging showed varying relationships between indices of obesity and the brain at three different diagnostic stages, including cognitively healthy, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease dementia.

Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual may be at increased risk for experiencing subjective concentration complaints, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

A cohort of women with and without HIV experienced declines in three cognitive domains associated with menopause stage, independent of age and other factors, according to findings published in Menopause.

An international group of researchers developed a set of five cognitive phenotypes for patients with MS that could provide “a more meaningful measure” of cognitive status in these patients, according to findings published in JAMA Neurology.

BP and hypertension may be associated with risk for white matter lesions in atrial fibrillation but not with large noncortical or cortical infarcts, according to data published in Hypertension.

Cocoa flavanols may help adults’ brains recover from mild vascular challenges quicker and help them perform better on cognitive tests, according to research published in Scientific Reports.