A new set of recommendations from the Milken Institute identifies key ways to engage direct care workers in improving timely dementia detection and diagnosis in a variety of healthcare settings, including specialty care.
Three studies comparing videoconference with in-person cognitive assessments demonstrate good reliability and accuracy of virtual cognitive assessments in diagnosing dementia.
Investigators sought to determine whether age at onset of diabetes is associated with incident dementia.
While sleep dysregulation is a feature of dementia, it remains unclear whether the duration of sleep prior to old age is associated with dementia. The researchers examined the association between sleep duration and incidence of dementia using a 25-year follow-up.
In correspondence published in The Lancet Neurology, researchers proposed a new definition of adult brain health.
Elevated systolic BP, high serum total cholesterol, obesity from childhood linked to worse midlife cognitive performance
In addition, steeper decline in eGFR within one year associated with higher dementia risk
With atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) being prescribed off-label for treating dementia-related psychosis, the study authors evaluated the comparative efficacy, safety, and effectiveness of AAPS by conducting a network meta-analysis.
Younger age at onset of type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk for subsequent dementia.
There may be an association between a history of psychiatric disorders in patients and age of onset of Alzheimer disease.
