Factors associated with depression in patients with Parkinson's disease A multicenter study in Lima, Peru.

Unlabelled: The diagnosis and treatment of depression in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) is inadequate, often contributing to a reduced quality of life, rapid disease progression, higher cognitive impairment, and an increased burden of care for family members of patients with PD.

Objective: To determine the factors associated with depression in PD and to examine the frequency of depressive symptoms among patients with PD.

Methods: This study was an observational, analytical, multicenter study of a cross-sectional cohort, conducted between July 2016 and May 2017.

Evolution of short cognitive test performance in stroke patients with vascular cognitive impairment and vascular dementia: Baseline evaluation and follow-up.

Unlabelled: There is limited evidence about the progression of cognitive performance during the post-stroke stage.

Objective: To assess the evolution of cognitive performance in stroke patients without vascular cognitive impairment (VCI), patients with vascular mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and patients with vascular dementia (VD).

Methods: A prospective cohort of stroke outpatients from two secondary medical centers in Lima, Peru was studied.

Mixed dementia: A review of the evidence.

Mixed dementia is the coexistence of Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in the same demented patient. Currently, its diagnosis and treatment remains a challenge for practitioners. To provide an overview of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, natural history, diagnosis, and therapy of Mixed Vascular-Alzheimer Dementia (MVAD).