Publications by authors named "Yasuyoshi Sekita"
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to identify the transition from normal aging to dementia by analyzing neuropsychological data, memory complaints, and social activities among older adults.
- Researchers found that short-term memory was more effective than long-term memory in differentiating between individuals with Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) 0 and CDR 0.5.
- A significant number (34.5%) of participants with CDR 0.5 experienced cognitive decline, showing that those observations from relatives were more telling than participants' own perceptions of their memory issues.
The borderline zone condition between normal aging and dementia is a major issue of concern. Although the term mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is popular, its prevalence and neuropsychological features have not been fully investigated. We investigated the prevalence and neuropsychological features for Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElderly people with questionable dementia (i.e. a Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) of 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Cerebral MRIs of normal aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) frequently reveal corpus callosum (CC) atrophy, white matter hyperintensity (WMH), and hippocampal atrophy. However, their relationship or the relationship between these findings and cognitive function has not been fully studied. We investigated the relationship between CC atrophy, WMH, and hippocampal atrophy, together with frontal executive dysfunction in both normal aging and AD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElderly subjects with mild memory impairment but not apparent dementia are the focus of early intervention trials. To examine the effects of structural psychosocial intervention for elderly subjects with very mild Alzheimer disease, i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vascular dementia (VaD) has been considered to be more prevalent than Alzheimer disease in Japan. However, this might be the result of overdiagnosis stemming from some problematic diagnosis of VaD or of the frequent use of magnetic resonance imaging to detect cerebrovascular disease in older adults.
Objectives: We investigated the prevalence of dementia and the ratios of dementing diseases.