Search for dissertations about: "preclinical dementia"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words preclinical dementia.
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1. Dementia Proteomics
Abstract : The term dementia encompass a number of conditions arising as a consequence of tissue degeneration in the brain. This degeneration is caused by molecular events occurring on a cellular level including inflammation, defective waste disposal and accumulation of insoluble proteins and peptides. READ MORE
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2. Neurodegenerative Biomarkers in Healthy Elderly - with special reference to the preclinical pattern of biological and cognitive markers for Alzheimer’s disease
Abstract : Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tau and amyloid brain pathology. With the gradual degeneration of neurons, cognitive symptoms will arise and the affected individual will eventually develop AD dementia. READ MORE
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3. Subjective cognitive decline in memory clinic patients - characteristics and clinical relevance : Results from Sahlgrenska University Hospital Memory Clinic in Mölndal
Abstract : Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) refers to concerns – symptoms - regarding one’s cognitive functioning, in the absence of objective evidence of impairment. SCD has been described as a possible stage preceding mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. READ MORE
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4. Understanding preclinical dementia : early detection of dementia through cognitive and biological markers
Abstract : Dementia is becoming a growing healthcare crisis, therefore identifying individuals at risk or in the earliest stages of dementia is essential if prevention or disease modification is to be achieved. The objective of this thesis was to examine cognitive performance and decline during the preclinical phase and explore the ability of cognitive and biological markers to identify those at risk of future dementia. READ MORE
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5. Cognitive functioning in the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia
Abstract : This doctoral thesis concerns cognitive functioning in the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD). It is based on five empirical studies using data from the Kungsholmen Project, a longitudinal population-based study of aging and dementia targeting persons 75 years and older, living in the Kungsholmen District in Stockholm, Sweden. READ MORE