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Cerebrovascular lesion loads and accelerated brain aging: insights into the cognitive spectrum. 脑血管病损负荷与大脑加速衰老:认知谱系的启示。
Frontiers in dementia Pub Date : 2024-06-21 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/frdem.2024.1380015
Iman Beheshti, Olivier Potvin, Mahsa Dadar, Simon Duchesne
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Cultural adaptation of the brain health assessment for early detection of cognitive impairment in Southeast Nigeria. 在尼日利亚东南部对大脑健康评估进行文化适应性调整,以早期发现认知障碍。
Frontiers in dementia Pub Date : 2024-06-18 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/frdem.2024.1423957
Chukwuanugo Ogbuagu, Ekenechukwu Ogbuagu, Obiageli Emelumadu, Uzoma Okereke, Irene Okeke, Godswill Chigbo, Katherine L Possin, Isabel E Allen, Elena Tsoy, Richard Uwakwe
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Evidence for prodromal changes in neuronal excitability and neuroinflammation in the hippocampus in young alpha-synuclein (A30P) transgenic mice. 幼年α-突触核蛋白(A30P)转基因小鼠海马神经元兴奋性和神经炎症前驱变化的证据。
Frontiers in dementia Pub Date : 2024-06-17 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/frdem.2024.1404841
Ibtisam Al-Musawi, Bethany H Dennis, Gavin J Clowry, Fiona E N LeBeau
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Care partner evaluation of the behaviors in the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory. 护理伙伴对科恩-曼斯菲尔德躁动量表行为的评估。
Frontiers in dementia Pub Date : 2024-03-08 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.3389/frdem.2024.1328874
Dorothee Oberdhan, Andrew Palsgrove, Christy Houle, Teya Lovell, A Alex Levine, Terry Frangiosa, Ginny Biggar, Meryl Comer
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