Effect of blood pressure on mortality in patients with cognitive impairment: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Cognitive impairment is a prevalent condition that substantially elevates mortality rates among the elderly. The impact of hypertension on mortality in older adults with cognitive impairment is a subject of contention. This study aims to examine the influence of hypertension on both all-cause and CVD-specific mortality in elderly individuals experiencing cognitive impairment within a prospective cohort.

Multi-modality molecular imaging characteristics of dementia with Lewy bodies.

Objective Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a common type of neurodegenerative dementia. Molecular neuroimaging using dopamine transporter (DaT), Pittsburgh compound B (PIB), and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has advantages in detecting dopaminergic neuron loss, abnormal amyloid β-protein deposition, and glucose metabolism changes in patients with neurodegenerative disorders. However, the multi-modality molecular imaging features of patients with DLB have rarely been reported.

[Neuropsychological features of elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment susceptible to Alzheimer's disease].

Objective: To explore the neuropsychological features of elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) susceptible to Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Methods: A total of 47 patients with MCI diagnosed from June to October 2008 and 21 controls with normal cognition at the same convalescent camp were selected and followed up for two years. Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA), mini mental state examination (MMSE) and clock drawing test (CDT) were performed for all subjects at the onset of study and repeated annually.

[A follow-up study on cognitive changes of mild cognitive impairment in the elderly].

Objective: To observe and assess the cognitive changes of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the elderly.

Methods: A cohort study design was conducted among 47 patients with MCI and 21 control selected from the same convalescent camp, Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA), mini mental state examination (MMSE) and clock drawing test (CDT) were performed to all subjects at the onset of study and 12 months later.

Results: The score of MMSE, CDT, MoCA and its subitems including visuospatial skill and delayed recall of MCI group were lower than the baseline after 12 months, with significantly decline in the score of MoCA (P = 0.

[A cross-sectional study of neurological disease in the veterans of military communities in Beijing].

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of cognitive and motor disorders as well as emotional and sleep abnormality in the veterans from military communities in Beijing.

Methods: The participants underwent a comprehensive in-person evaluation including detailed neuropsychological testing, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and special questionnaires for movement and sleep disorders.

Results: The overall prevalence of cognitive impairment, extrapyramidal diseases was 32.