Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
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Vascular neurocognitive disorder is a condition characterized by disruptions in the brain’s blood supply that lead to impairment of one or more aspects of a person’s conscious brain functions.
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Wiki Number: 56-Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
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4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
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- Towards a Non-pharmacological Intervention on Apathy in Korsakoff's Syndrome: A Systematic Narrative Review Across Different Clinical Conditionsby Maud E G van Dorst on November 19, 2024
ABSTRACT: Apathy is a quantitative reduction of goal-directed activity, which can be observed in relation to behavior, cognition, emotions and social interaction. It is an invalidating behavioral symptom that is frequently present across different psychiatric conditions and neurocognitive disorders including Korsakoff's Syndrome (KS). In fact, apathy is one of the most severe behavioral symptoms of KS and has a major impact on the lives of patients and their relatives and other informal...
- Balancing Duty, Stigma, and Caregiving Needs of People With Neurodevelopmental or Neurocognitive Disorders During a Public Health Emergency in South Asia: A Qualitative Study of Carer Experiencesby Anna Tjin on November 19, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: The findings underscore the need for accessible support pathways to sustain care standards, ensuring the well-being of carers and care recipients.
- Universal Prevention of Dementia in Italy: A Document Analysis of the 21 Italian Regional Prevention Plansby S Salemme on November 19, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: The population-level interventions in the Italian Regional Prevention Programs dedicated to dementia prevention primarily focus on vascular risk factors, with limited coverage of dementia-specific factors such as traumatic brain injury and hearing loss. This data should be considered when planning future interventions for dementia prevention.
- Multidomain Intervention Trial for Preventing Cognitive Decline among Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: J-MIND-Diabetesby T Sugimoto on November 19, 2024
CONCLUSION: The multidomain intervention did not demonstrate efficacy in preventing cognitive decline. However, this trial provided proof-of-concept evidence that multidomain interventions may offer cognitive benefits and contribute to changes in dietary behavior and weight reduction in older adults with type 2 diabetes and cognitive impairment. These findings should be confirmed in future studies.