Largely understudied until recently, Functional Neurological Disorder presents a critical challenge to practitioners in neurology and psychiatry.
Maternal prepregnancy overweight and obesity were found to be associated with lower IQ scores in boys in low-income, multiethnic populations.
Treatment with statins in the elderly population is not associated with accelerated memory dysfunction, greater decline in global cognitive function, or brain volume changes over 2 years.
A physically and mentally active lifestyle may protect against frontotemporal dementia even in people at established genetic risk.
Left atrial enlargement with vs without atrial fibrillation was not found to be associated with greater cognitive decline over a 5-year period.
Long-term exposure to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter <2.5 µm (PM2.5) contributes to decline in free recall/new learning among older women.
Statin therapy is not associated with increased decline in memory or cognition among older adults.
Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia, a neurodegenerative disease that affects the frontal and anterior temporal lobes, results in disordered socioemotional behavior.
Studies show increased rate of all types of dementia in patients with AF, with new data finding treatment of AF lowers risk for cognitive dysfunction.
Obesity, but not overweight, is associated with poorer working memory in women.
