Utility of the Repeat and Point Test for Subtyping Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia
Background:
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) may present with three distinct clinical sybtypes: semantic variant PPA (svPPA), nonfluent/agrammatic variant PPA (nfvPPA), and logopenic variant PPA (lvPPA).
Objective:
The aim was to examine the utility of the...
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Tau induces PSD95–neuronal NOS uncoupling and neurovascular dysfunction independent of neurodegeneration
1.Cummings, J., Lee, G., Ritter, A. & Zhong, K. Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline: 2018. Alzheimers Dement. (NY) 4, 195–214 (2018).
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Identification of potential blood biomarkers for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through immune landscape...
Albert, M. S. et al. The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease: recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer’s Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers Dement. 7, 270–279...
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Information and Competency for Consent to Pharmacologic Clinical Trials in Alzheimer Disease: An Empirical...
Summary:
This study was undertaken to evaluate (1) what information normal and Alzheimer disease (AD) participants are able to manage; (2) the correlation between the degree of competency and age, education and dementia scores, and...
Trends in Alzheimer Disease Mortality Among American Indian and Alaska Native People Between 2011...
Purpose:
The number of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people living with dementia is expected to increase 5-fold by 2060. Social determinants of health may explain disparities in the incidence of Alzheimer disease...
Breast Cancer Survivor Advocates for Screening and Early Detection
When 53-year-old photographer and single mom Pia Navales went to the Berkeley Outpatient Center for her annual mammogram in December 2021, she had no reason to suspect any problems. "I...
Intracellular amyloid toxicity induces oxytosis/ferroptosis regulated cell death
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