Sex and the development of Alzheimer's disease

CJ Pike - Journal of neuroscience research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Men and women exhibit differences in the development and progression of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). The factors underlying the sex differences in AD are not well understood. This …

Survival in dementia and predictors of mortality: a review

S Todd, S Barr, M Roberts… - International journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Dementia is an important cause of mortality and, with the ageing population and
increasing prevalence of dementia, reliable data on prognosis and survival will be of interest …

Forecasting the prevalence of preclinical and clinical Alzheimer's disease in the United States

R Brookmeyer, N Abdalla, CH Kawas… - Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction We forecast the prevalence of preclinical and clinical Alzheimer's disease (AD)
and evaluated potential impacts of primary and secondary preventions in the United States …

Neuropsychiatric symptoms as predictors of progression to severe Alzheimer's dementia and death: the Cache County Dementia Progression Study

ME Peters, S Schwartz, D Han… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Little is known about factors influencing the rate of progression of Alzheimer's
dementia. Using data from the Cache County Dementia Progression Study, the authors …

Forecasting the global burden of Alzheimer's disease

R Brookmeyer, E Johnson, K Ziegler-Graham… - Alzheimer's & …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Our goal was to forecast the global burden of Alzheimer's disease and
evaluate the potential impact of interventions that delay disease onset or progression …

Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia and mild cognitive impairment: results from the cardiovascular health study

CG Lyketsos, O Lopez, B Jones, AL Fitzpatrick… - Jama, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
ContextMild cognitive impairment (MCI) may be a precursor to dementia, at least in some
cases. Dementia and MCI are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms in clinical …

Projections of Alzheimer's disease in the United States and the public health impact of delaying disease onset.

R Brookmeyer, S Gray… - American journal of …, 1998 - ajph.aphapublications.org
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to project the future prevalence and incidence of
Alzheimer's disease in the United States and the potential impact of interventions to delay …

Predicting nursing home admission in the US: a meta-analysis

JE Gaugler, S Duval, KA Anderson, RL Kane - BMC geriatrics, 2007 - Springer
Background While existing reviews have identified significant predictors of nursing home
admission, this meta-analysis attempted to provide more integrated empirical findings to …

Patient and caregiver characteristics and nursing home placement in patients with dementia

K Yaffe, P Fox, R Newcomer, L Sands, K Lindquist… - Jama, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe decision to institutionalize a patient with dementia is complex and is based on
patient and caregiver characteristics and the sociocultural context of patients and caregivers …

Pharmacological treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia: a review of the evidence

KM Sink, KF Holden, K Yaffe - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextNeuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia are common and associated with poor
outcomes for patients and caregivers. Although nonpharmacological interventions should be …