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S. Ercolani

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Performance cognitive in pazienti anziani sottoposti a endoarterectomia o a stenting carotideo: Studio di follow up a 12 mesi

2010

Introduction. In this study we investigated short and long-term impact of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) in cognitively healthy elderly subjects with severe carotid stenosis on several cognitive functions by neuropsychological evaluation before surgery and after three and twelve months. Methods. Cognition, mood and functional status were evaluated in 28 patients undergoing CEA (24 M, 4 F, 72.6 ± 5.8 years old) and in 29 patients undergoing CAS (17 M, 12 F, 75.1 ± 5.7 years old) by a broad spectrum of tests assessing mood, functional status, memory, attention, verbal fluency, visuospatial and constructional abilities. Results. No significant differences in s…

AgingArtery stentingCarotid endarterectomySettore MED/26 - NeurologiaGeriatrics and GerontologyCognitive performanceElder
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Influence of comorbidity and cognitive status on instrumental activities of daily living in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: results from the ReGA…

2007

Objectives To investigate whether amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is characterised by restriction in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Further, to examine the role of comorbidity and cognitive performance on IADL changes in aMCI subjects. Methods The study included 132 subjects with aMCI and 249 subjects with no cognitive impairment (NCI), consecutively enrolled as outpatients in a multicentric Italian clinical-based study, the ReGAl Project. All subjects underwent a comprehensive evaluation including clinical examination, laboratory screening, neuroimaging and cognitive and behavioral assessments. Functional status was evaluated by the Lawton's Instrumental Activiti…

GerontologyMalemedicine.medical_specialtyActivities of daily livingSettore MED/25 - PSCHIATRIAComorbidityNeuropsychological Testsbehavioral disciplines and activitiesDisability EvaluationMental ProcessesRating scaleExecutive functionmental disordersmedicine80 and overHumansEffects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performanceCognitive performanceAgedGeriatricsCognitive evaluation theoryAged 80 and overDepressive DisorderCognitive disorderActivities of daily livingMild cognitive impairmentCognitionmedicine.diseaseComorbidityActivities of daily living; Cognitive performance; Comorbidity; Executive function; Mild cognitive impairment; Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Amnesia; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder; Disability Evaluation; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Processes; Neuropsychological Tests; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Psychiatry and Mental HealthPsychiatry and Mental HealthSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaFemaleactivities of the day livingAmnesiaGeriatrics and GerontologyPsychologyhuman activities
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Vascular Risk Factors in Mild Cognitive Impairment Subtypes

2007

<i>Background and Aim:</i> To investigate the role of vascular risk factors in different subtypes of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a multicentric, clinic-based, cross-sectional study. <i>Methods:</i> Two-hundred and seven subjects with MCI were included in the study: 33 with single non-memory MCI (snmMCI), 42 with multiple-domain amnestic MCI (mdMCI-a) and 132 with amnestic MCI (aMCI). Several clinical vascular risk factors and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain lesions were evaluated. <i>Results:</i> snmMCI showed a higher frequency of ischaemic heart disease and of transient ischaemic attack (TIA)/stroke, a higher Hachinski ischaemic score and …

vasculopatia cerebralemedicine.medical_specialtymild cognitive impairment; demenza; vasculopatia cerebraleCognitive Neurosciencebehavioral disciplines and activitiesWhite matterDegenerative diseasemild cognitive impairmentInternal medicinemental disordersmedicineDementiaRisk factorPsychiatryStrokemedicine.diagnostic_testCognitive disorderMagnetic resonance imagingmedicine.diseaseHyperintensitynervous system diseasesPsychiatry and Mental healthmedicine.anatomical_structureCardiologydemenzaGeriatrics and GerontologyPsychology
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Vascular Risk Factors in Mild Cognitive Impairment Subtypes. Findings from the ReGAl Project.

2007

Abstract Background and Aim: To investigate the role of vascular risk factors in different subtypes of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a multicentric, clinic-based, cross-sectional study. Methods: Two-hundred and seven subjects with MCI were included in the study: 33 with single non-memory MCI (snmMCI), 42 with multiple-domain amnestic MCI (mdMCI-a) and 132 with amnestic MCI (aMCI). Several clinical vascular risk factors and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain lesions were evaluated. Results: snmMCI showed a higher frequency of ischaemic heart disease and of transient ischaemic attack (TIA)/stroke, a higher Hachinski ischaemic score and a higher frequency of white-matter lesions on MR…

MaleBrainNeuropsychological TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexIschemic Attack TransientRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesCognitive impairment Mild cognitive impairment subtypes Vascular risk factors White-matter lesionsActivities of Daily LivingPrevalenceHumansFemaleSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaAtrophyCognition DisordersAged
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Studio di validazione dell'ACE-R in lingua italiana nella popolazione degli young-old e degli old-old

2012

Introduction. The main aims of the study were the translation into Italian, and validation subsequently of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination Revised (ACE-R), and the evaluation of its usefulness in discriminating cognitively normal subjects from patients with mild dementia. Methods. The ACE-R was translated and adapted into Italian. The Italian ACE-R was administrated to a group of 179 elderly subjects (72 cognitively intact and 107 subjects with mild dementia, mean age 75.4 years ± 6.4). The group was stratified in two sub-samples according to age, i.e. young-old (< 75 years) and old-old (≥ 75 years), in order to evaluate test's sensitivity and specificity in detecting dementia among…

ElderlyCognitive assessmentAddenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination; Elderly; Dementia; Cognitive assessment; Young-old; Old-oldDementiaYoung-oldOld-oldSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaAddenbrooke's Cognitive ExaminationCognitive assessmentDementiaElderlyOld-oldYoung-oldAddenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination
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