Publications by authors named "Naija Salma"
Article Synopsis
- The study highlights the growing need for effective strategies to combat age-related cognitive decline among the aging population, specifically targeting older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- It compares the effects of three interventions: aerobic exercise alone, aerobic plus cognitive exercises, and reading tasks, on cognitive functions like attention, memory, and problem solving.
- Results show that combining physical and cognitive exercises significantly enhances cognitive performance, particularly in working memory, compared to reading, while traditional aerobic exercise alone does not exhibit the same benefits.
Article Synopsis
- Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare neurological condition linked to medications like cyclosporine A, which might complicate the diagnosis when patients also have COVID-19.
- A 16-year-old patient with nephrotic syndrome developed seizures and fever after starting cyclosporine, prompting concern for COVID-19 related brain inflammation, leading to temporary discontinuation of the drug.
- After recovering from COVID-19, the patient faced seizures again upon restarting cyclosporine, allowing doctors to correctly diagnose the issue as PRES associated with the medication rather than a COVID-19 complication.
Background: The evidence supporting the effectiveness of combined interventions in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients remains inconclusive.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the mid- and long-term effectiveness of physical training, alone or combined with cognitive games, on cognitive performance in patients with moderate AD.
Methods: Seventy-nine AD patients (≈73% females, age of ≈70±1 years) were randomly divided into three groups: aerobic-based training (AT-group, = 27), aerobic-based training plus cognitive games (ACT-group, = 25), and a control group engaged in reading (CG, = 26), two sessions per week.
Introduction: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of acute aerobic exercise on certain cognitive functions known to be affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD), with a particular emphasis on sex differences.
Methods: A total of 53 patients, with a mean age of 70.54 ± 0.
Mid-Term and Long-Lasting Psycho-Cognitive Benefits of Bidomain Training Intervention in Elderly Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ
January 2024
This study investigated whether combining simultaneous physical and cognitive training yields superior cognitive outcomes compared with aerobic training alone in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and whether these benefits persist after four weeks of detraining. Forty-four people with MCI (11 males and 33 females) aged 65 to 75 years were randomly assigned to an 8-week, twice-weekly program of either aerobic training (AT group, = 15), aerobic training combined with cognitive games (ACT group, = 15), or simply reading for controls (CG group, = 14). Selective attention (Stroop), problem-solving (Hanoi Tower), and working memory (Digit Span) tasks were used to assess cognitive performances at baseline, in the 4th (W4) and 8th weeks (W8) of training, and after 4 weeks of rest (W12).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: The effect of Origanum majorana tea consumption on motor and non-motor symptoms was investigated in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, measured by validated tools.
Methods: Sixty patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease and under conventional medication were enrolled voluntarily in the study. All participants were randomized on double-blind to placebo or Origanum majorana.
Background: Many studies have shown the impact of acute aerobic exercises (AAE) on cognition in healthy adults or at a pre-dementia stage. Few studies, however, have explored the positive effects of AAE in moderate Alzheimer's disease (ADM) patients.
Objective: Evaluating the effect of AAE on cognitive functions in ADM patients.
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and T1 (GSTT1) null alleles may contribute to carbamazepine-induced hepatotoxicity.
Methods: A cross-sectional prospective study was conducted to identify the frequency distribution of GSTM1 and GSTT1 alleles in 129 Tunisian epileptic patients treated with carbamazepine. Null alleles were determined using a Polymerase Chain Reaction.
Purpose: Dementia is a multifactorial idiopathic pathology caused by clinical, eDementia is a multifactorial idiopathic pathology caused by clinical, environmental and genetic factors. Hence, its etiology is still unknown. We aimed to evaluate the association between five genetic risk factors for vascular diseases and dementia individually and when gathered in haplotypes.
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