Delirium and dementia are two frequent causes of cognitive impairment among older adults
and have a distinct, complex and interconnected relationship. Delirium is an acute …

Importance Dementia is a global public health problem. The Mini-Mental State Examination
(MMSE) is a proprietary instrument for detecting dementia, but many other tests are also …

Cognitive function is an important component of aging and predicts quality of life, functional
independence, and risk of institutionalization. Advances in our understanding of the role of …

Introduction There is a growing body of evidence that subtle deficits in instrumental activities
of daily living (IADL) may be present in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, it is not …

Introduction Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is regarded as a prodrome to dementia.
Various cognitive tests can help with diagnosis; meta‐analysis of diagnostic accuracy …

Background Delirium is a common mental disorder, which is distressing and has serious
adverse outcomes in hospitalised patients. Prevention of delirium is desirable from the …

Context Sleep-disordered breathing (characterized by recurrent arousals from sleep and
intermittent hypoxemia) is common among older adults. Cross-sectional studies have linked …

The human brain is often considered to be the most cognitively capable among mammalian
brains and to be much larger than expected for a mammal of our body size. Although the …

Abstract The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention is a longitudinal observational
cohort study enriched with persons with a parental history (PH) of probable Alzheimer's …

Cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases cause vascular brain injury that can lead to
vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). VCI is the second most common neuropathology of …