Search for dissertations about: "dementia alzheimer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 75 swedish dissertations containing the words dementia alzheimer.

  2. 1. Neuropathological findings and staging in dementia

    Author : Hans Brunnström; Tumörmikromiljö; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alzheimer disease; concordance; dementia; diagnostics; frontotemporal lobar degeneration; grading; Lewy body disease; locus coeruleus; neuropathology; prevalence; staging; vascular dementia;

    Abstract : Dementia is a clinical syndrome with the development of impairment in multiple cognitive functions (including memory), severe enough to interfere with activities of daily living, as the main symptom. There are a large number of disorders that can lead to dementia, and neuropathological examination after death is necessary to determine the underlying cause with certainty. READ MORE

  4. 2. Odor identification in aging and dementia : Influences of cognition and the ApoE gene

    Author : Jonas Olofsson; Steven Nordin; Maria Larsson; Richard Doty; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Aging; olfaction; identification; dementia; Alzheimer; genetics; ApoE; population based; cognition; demographics; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Olfactory function is impaired in aging and dementia. The general aim of this thesis was to identify variables that predict olfactory function and dysfunction (assessed with an odor identification test) in middle-aged and elderly adults. READ MORE

  5. 3. Dementia and other mental disorders among 95-year olds

    Author : Anne Börjesson-Hanson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : nonagenarians; 95-year-olds; dementia; Alzheimer?s disease; vascular dementia; depression; anxiety; psychotic; paranoid ideation; cognitive function; mortality; population attributable risk; population study; prevalence; epidemiology; oldest old; very elderly;

    Abstract : The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders and age related differences in the very elderly. In addition, five-year mortality after age 95 in relation to dementia and cognitive function in non-demented, was examined. READ MORE

  6. 4. Clinical studies and chemical pathology in normal aging and dementia of Alzheimer type

    Author : Rolf Adolfsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dementia; senile dementia; Alzheimer’s disease; aging; epidemiology; biochemistry; monoamines; monoamine oxidase; computerized tomopraphy;

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  7. 5. Clinical and etiological studies on dementia of Alzheimer type and multiinfarct dementia

    Author : Gösta Bucht; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dementia of Alzheimer type; multiinfarct dementia; clinical studies; diagnosis; blood cerebrospinal fluid barrier function; cytogenetic changes; blood glucose; insulin secretion;

    Abstract : 1. Clinical studies. Clinical diagnosis of dementia has been made largely on the basis of clinical findings supported by appropriate radiological and laboratory investigations. A minority of patients have treatable or reversible underlying causes for their dementing syndrome. READ MORE