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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia.
Background: Cognitive impairment (CI) encompasses a wide range of symptoms and signs associated with a progressive decline in cognitive functions, which adversely affect the quality of life and autonomy of patients. Indigenous communities have been found to have a higher prevalence of CI and dementia. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the prevalence of CI in ethnically diverse populations, such as the Wayuu indigenous community.
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December 2024
North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Background: Poor sleep is associated with neurodegenerative diseases underlying dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Lewy body disease (LBD). Performing assessments within clinical or laboratory settings may influence validity, however feasibility of home sleep and memory assessments in this population is currently undetermined. This study aimed to identify whether remote home-based sleep and memory research including wearable technology was feasible in older adults with MCI and dementia.
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December 2024
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, ON, Canada.
Background: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) of dementia are a heterogenous group of non-cognitive symptoms and behaviors that occur in up to 90% of individuals with the condition. Characterizing NPS is a major issue and current methods are unreliable as they rely on subjective observations. Automatic identification of behaviors using central and peripheral physiological markers may be helpful to detect behaviors, allow for early intervention, and prevent critical incidents in patients with dementia.
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December 2024
Sookmyung University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South).
This study employs electroencephalography (EEG) to assess the efficacy of a person-centered communication intervention in the context of dementia care. Seventy-seven individuals in the early stage of dementia, attending day care centers, were divided into experimental and control groups following a non-equivalence control design. The communication intervention consisted of 30 minutes of semi-structured, topic-specific in-person interactions, incorporating elements of self-introduction, rapport-building, emotional exploration, reminiscence, and cognitive stimulation.
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December 2024
Department of Bionano Technology, Gachon University, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of (South).
Background: Electroencephalography (EEG) is a non-intrusive technique that provides comprehensive insights into the electrical activities of the brain's cerebral cortex. The brain signals obtained from EEGs can be used as a neuropsychological biomarker to detect different stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) through quantitative EEG (qEEG) analysis. This paper investigates the difference in the abnormalities of resting state EEG (rEEG) signals between eyes-open (EOR) and eyes-closed (ECR) in AD by analyzing 19- scalp electrode EEG signals and making a comparison with healthy controls (HC).
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