Rehabilitation in dementia

A Gupta, NB Prakash… - Indian journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Dementia is an eurodegenerative disorder, which causes significant disability, especially
among the elderly population worldwide. The affected person shows a progressive cognitive …

The efficacy of exergaming in people with major neurocognitive disorder residing in long-term care facilities: a pilot randomized controlled trial

N Swinnen, M Vandenbulcke, ED de Bruin… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background It is currently unknown whether exergaming is efficacious in people with major
neurocognitive disorder (MNCD) residing in long-term care facilities. This pilot randomized …

Feasibility of improving strength and functioning and decreasing the risk of falls in older adults with Alzheimer's dementia: a randomized controlled home-based …

NO de Castro Cezar, JH Ansai, MPB de Oliveira… - Archives of gerontology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine the effects of a Home-based multimodal exercise program for older
people with Alzheimer's disease (AD-HOMEX) on muscle strength, mobility, the risk of falls …

Evidence of Vestibular and Balance Dysfunction in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease

J Bosmans, H Gommeren, A Gilles, G Mertens… - Ear and …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Given the expected rise in dementia prevalence, early diagnosis is vital. As a
growing body of literature has identified a potential association between vestibular function …

The Ability of Physical Performance Measures to Identify Fall Risk in Older Adults Living With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

WLS Chan, TW Pin, JYH Chan, GCH Siu… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine whether physical performance measures commonly used in clinical
settings can discriminate fallers from nonfallers and predict falls in older adults with …

Impact of Behavioral Assessment and Re-Test as Functional Trainings That Modify Survival, Anxiety and Functional Profile (Physical Endurance and Motor Learning) …

L Castillo-Mariqueo, L Giménez-Llort - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Longitudinal approaches for disease-monitoring in old animals face survival and frailty
limitations, but also assessment and re-test bias on genotype and sex effects. The present …

Longitudinal relation between structural network efficiency, cognition, and gait in cerebral small vessel disease

M Cai, MA Jacob, DG Norris… - The Journals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background To investigate changes in gait performance over time and how these changes
are associated with the decline in structural network efficiency and cognition in older …

[HTML][HTML] The Bidirectional Association between cognitive function and gait speed in chinese older adults: longitudinal observational study

H Li, J Zhang, X Zou, X Jia, D Zheng… - JMIR Public Health …, 2023 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background Cognitive and gait speed decline are common conditions in older adults and
are often associated with future adverse consequences. Although an association between …

Exercise modulates APOE expression in brain cortex of female APOE3 and APOE4 targeted replacement mice

VE Mulgrave, AA Alsayegh, A Jaldi, DMT Omire-Mayor… - Neuropeptides, 2023 - Elsevier
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is the main cholesterol carrier of the brain and the ε4 gene variant
(APOE4) is the most prevalent genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), increasing …

Reproducibility of isokinetic measures of the knee and ankle muscle strength in community-dwelling older adults without and with Alzheimer's disease

MPB de Oliveira, LB Calixtre, PRM da Silva Serrão… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background To interpret changes of muscle strength in older adults with Alzheimer's disease
(AD), determining the reliability of outcome measures is necessary. Therefore, the purpose …