Search for dissertations about: "memory dysfunction"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 67 swedish dissertations containing the words memory dysfunction.
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1. Cognitive and neuropsychological aspects of age-associated memory dysfunction
Abstract : Memory dysfunction is common in association with the course of normal aging. Memory dysfunction is also obligatory in age-associated neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease. However, despite the ubiquitousness of age-related memory decline, several basic questions regarding this entity remain unanswered. READ MORE
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2. On the subjective–objective distinction for measures of memory and cognition : Theoretical and methodological issues in questionnaire development and validation
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to develop a questionnaire for cognitive functioning, which could possibly be used as a screening instrument for early signs of dementia in the future. The introduction discusses the often made distinction between subjective and objective measures. READ MORE
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3. Procedural and Declarative Memory in Children with Developmental Disorders of Language and Literacy
Abstract : The procedural deficit hypothesis (PDH) posits that a range of language, cognitive and motor impairments associated with specific language impairment (SLI) and developmental dyslexia (DD) may be explained by an underlying domain-general dysfunction of the procedural memory system. In contrast, declarative memory is hypothesized to remain intact and to play a compensatory role in the two disorders. READ MORE
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4. Neurocognitive and endocrine dysfunction in women with exhaustion syndrome
Abstract : Stress has emerged as one of the most important factors to consider in psychiatric diagnoses and has become a common reason for long-term sick leave (LTSL). Roughly 50% of LTSL due to psychiatric diseases are thought to be associated with work-related stress. READ MORE
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5. A population-based study on neuropsychological and morphological signs of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
Abstract : BACKGROUND: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is typically manifested in people over 65 years. The condition of gait disturbances, incontinence, and cognitive dysfunction can be reversed in up to 80% of the cases by ventricular shunting. READ MORE