Publications by authors named "Maria-Dolores Jimenez-Hernandez"
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- A comprehensive understanding of the healthcare system and neurology departments is essential for effectively implementing anti-amyloid antibody treatments in hospitals, especially regarding the organization and patient care.* -
- A survey of department heads from 16 Spanish hospitals showed consensus on the need for structural changes, such as focusing Alzheimer’s patients in specialized dementia units and expanding neurology services by hiring more staff and enhancing diagnostic procedures.* -
- The findings underscore the necessity for significant transformations in Spanish neurology departments to ensure the successful integration of anti-amyloid antibodies and promote fair access to new therapies for patients.*
Background: TMA-93 examines binding by images, a potential advantage for less-educated individuals.
Objective: To obtain norms from older Spanish adults for TMA-93.
Methods: A cross-sectional normative study was undertaken in a general neurology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in the Southern Spanish region of Andalusia.
Background: TMA-93 examines binding by images, an advantage for the less educated individuals.
Aim: To compare the discriminative validity of TMA-93 against the picture version of Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT) to distinguish patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) from normal controls (NCs) without excluding less educated individuals.
Design: Phase I diagnostic evaluation study.
Introduction: There is still a scientific debate on the exact role played by obesity on stroke risk.
Objective: The aim of the study was to analyze the association between obesity, measured by different indices such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and a new one called A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and the risk of total and ischemic stroke.
Subjects/methods: A total of 41,020 subjects (15,490 men and 25,530 women) aged 29-69 years participated in the study.
Arterial hypertension (AHT) and cognitive problems, especially dementia, are very prevalent among the elderly. AHT is a direct risk factor for vascular dementia and recent studies have shown that it also has repercussions on the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease. Thus, given the fact that there is currently no effective treatment, the prevention of dementia with the aim of delaying or even preventing its appearance is a priority.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHistorically, the etiological link between hypercholesterolemia and stroke has been less clear than for coronary heart disease. The lack of association between cholesterol levels and stroke in most epidemiological and observational studies has brought about this controversy. Many recent, long-term clinical studies have confirmed that statin therapy results in a reduced risk of strokes, even in so-called "normocholesterolemic" patients.
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