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Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and cognition in older adults
(2021-04-21)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia. The cause of the disease is unknown, but a substantial amount of evidence suggest that the disease is started by an imbalance in the production and clearance ...
On cognition and personality in bipolar disorder
(2019-05-24)
Even though the hallmark of bipolar disorder is recurrent episodes of elevated or depressed mood, mounting evidence suggests that cognitive impairment is a prominent characteristic of bipolar disorder. The heterogeneity ...
Mild Cognitive Impairment - concepts, cut-offs, and clinical relevance
(2019-04-25)
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a diagnosis frequently used in dementia research and in memory clinics. MCI is meant to identify patients without dementia, but with cognitive decline beyond what is considered normal, ...
Subjective cognitive decline in memory clinic patients - characteristics and clinical relevance
(2017-05-12)
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 ...
Autism Spectrum Disorders in preschool children: cognitive aspects and interventions
(2014-10-30)
Aim: The overarching aims of this thesis were to (a) gain further insight into the developmental/cognitive aspects of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in young children, and (b) assess outcome after interventions of varying ...
The reserve concept in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment - new approaches
(2010-03-26)
The concept of reserve stems from the observation that premorbid factors, e.g. education, result in variation in the response to any kind of brain pathology. As subjects with higher reserve tolerate more neuropathology, ...
Speech and language dysfunction in childhood epilepsy and epileptiform EEG activity
(2010-03-05)
In severe childhood language disorder, concomitant dysfunction in other areas may be
present. There are indications that epileptiform EEG activity and epilepsy may influence speech and language development, but this ...
Inflammation and behavior following irradiation-induced injury in the developing brain
(2009-08-28)
Radiotherapy is used in the treatment of pediatric brain tumors and is often associated with debilitating late effects, such as intellectual impairment. Areas in the brain harboring stem cells are particularly sensitive ...
Screening of cognitive functions. Evaluation of methods and their applicability in neurological rehabilitation.
(2009-05-15)
Screening of cognitive functions
Evaluation of methods and their applicability in neurological rehabilitation
Caisa Hofgren, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology/Rehabilitation Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at
the ...
The prefrontal cortex and information processing : nitric oxide signaling studied in an animal model of schizophrenia
(2008-11-28)
The prefrontal cortex has been extensively linked to several cognitive domains that are severely compromised in schizophrenia. It has therefore become a key region for studies on the disabling cognitive dysfunction commonly ...