Search for dissertations about: "vascular cognitive impairment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words vascular cognitive impairment.

2. 1. Hippocampal volumetry in mild cognitive impairment

   Author : Carl Eckerström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; mild cognitive impairment; dementia; Alzheimer s disease; vascular dementia; MRI; hippocampus; white matter lesions; CFS biomarkers; neuropsychology;

   Abstract : Dementia is a syndrome with cognitive decline as a prominent feature. MCI is similarly a syndrome of cognitive decline, albeit with much subtler symptoms, and has been identified as a condition at risk for progression to dementia. A considerable clinical challenge lies in identifying MCI patients with an underlying dementia disorder. READ MORE

4. 2. Prodromal Cognitive Signs of Dementia

   Author : Simona Sacuiu; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : cognitive function; mild cognitive impairment; prediction of dementia; Alzheimer s disease; vascular dementia; population study; birth cohort trends; terminal decline;

   Abstract : The increase in proportion of elderly worldwide, coupled with the fact that increasing age is a primary risk factor for dementia, have fuelled the efforts to unveil the warning signs of dementia. Although important achievements have been made in this field during the last decades, many questions are still to be answered. READ MORE

5. 3. Cerebral white matter changes in patients with cognitive impairment - clinical and pathophysiological aspects

   Author : Michael Jonsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; white matter changes; vascular factors; cognitive impairment; neuropsychiatric symptoms; cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers; demyelination; axonal degeneration;

   Abstract : Cerebral white matter changes (WMC), detected with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), represent a common condition in elderly people. However, the prognostic, symptomatological and biochemical constituents of WMC are only partially known. READ MORE

6. 4. Cerebral microbleeds and cognitive impairment

   Author : Sara Shams; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Background: With increasingly ageing populations comes an increased prevalence of cognitive impairment and dementia. The pathophysiology behind dementia is still unknown, and there is no cure. READ MORE

7. 5. The endocrine system in the progression of mild cognitive impairment to dementia

   Author : Patrick Quinlan; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Thyroid hormones; Insulin-like growth factor-I; Alzheimer’s disease; Vascular dementia; Mild cognitive impairment;

   Abstract : Background and aims: Endocrine alterations have been related to cognitive decline, but the role of hormones may vary along the progression to manifest dementia. The overall aim of this thesis was to assess whether thyroid hormones (THs) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) are dysregulated around the onset of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD). READ MORE