Effect of Mediterranean Dietary Pattern on Cognitive Status in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Modifiable factors associated with cognitive decline (CD) require more attention, particularly dietary patterns. This study aimed to investigate the link between cognitive decline and associated factors, particularly dietary patterns (DPs), in community-dwelling older Lebanese of modest economic status. Our cross-sectional national study included 352 participants above 60 years old, from the medico-social centers of the ministry of social affairs all over the country.

Letter and Category Fluency: Normative Data for Lebanese Older Adults.

Background: Verbal fluency tasks are frequently used for neuropsychological assessment in clinical practice and research. It consists of two tasks namely category and letter fluency tests.

Objective: To determine normative values in category (animals, vegetables, fruits) and letter fluency [Mim () "M", Alif () "A", Baa () "B"] tasks in Arabic language in 60 s.

An adapted Arabic version of the Test of Nine Images for the illiterate Lebanese population: Validation and preliminary normative data.

Objectives: In the absence of a simple validated instrument to screen for cognitive impairment among illiterate Lebanese older adults, the aims of this study were to validate an Arabic version of the Test of Nine Images (A-TNI93) adapted by the Working Group on Dementia at Saint Joseph University: Groupe de Travail sur les Démences de l'Univesité Saint Joseph (GTD-USJ) for illiterate older Lebanese and to establish normative data.

Method: A national population-based sample of 332 community-dwelling illiterate Lebanese aged 55 years and older was administered the A-TNI93 (GTD-USJ) scoring free and overall recall. The sample is part of a larger national sample (1342 participants) used to validate an Arabic version of the Mini-Mental State Examination already reported.

An Arabic Version of the Mini-Mental State Examination for the Lebanese Population: Reliability, Validity, and Normative Data.

Background: The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) has not been validated in the Lebanese population and no normative data exist at the national level.

Objective: To evaluate the reliability and validity of an Arabic version of MMSE developed by the "Groupe de Travail sur les Démences de l'Université Saint Joseph" (A-MMSE(GTD-USJ)) and to provide normative data by gender, age, and education in adults over 55.

Methods: Study design: national cross-sectional survey.

Nutritional Risk Factors, Microbiota and Parkinson's Disease: What Is the Current Evidence?

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a frequent neurodegenerative disease among elderly people. Genetic and underlying environmental factors seem to be involved in the pathogenesis of PD related to degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the striatum. In previous experimental researches oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, homocysteine, and neuroinflammation have been reported as potential mechanisms.

WHAT IS THE HEALTH STATUS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY IN LEBANON? A Preliminary Cross-Sectional National Survey.

Background: Medical conditions and depen- dency levels of the elderly in the Lebanese long-term care institutions have not been described. This may undermine care commissioning and development to institutionalized elderly. Data to inform policy and practice are needed.

[Geriatric profile according to the Identification of Seniors At Risk (ISAR) tool in the emergency department in a teaching hospital].

Background: With the anticipated increase in the number of elderly people in Lebanon, it is important to develop services tailored to their specific needs. The Identification of Seniors At Risk (ISAR) tool identifies, in emergency setting, frail elderly people at risk of adverse outcomes, who are more likely to benefit from a geriatric approach.

Objectives: i) Assess the geriatric profile according to ISAR score ii) correlate the score to outcomes two months after Emergency Department (ED) visit.