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Parkinsonism Treatments

Parkinson’s drug treatment chart categorized by pharmacological class.

Dementia Management

Dementia care practice recommendations for assisted living residences and nursing homes chart.

The Association Between Sleep and Brain Morphology in Mild Cognitive Impairment

In patients with mild cognitive impairment, sleep habits are associated with gray matter atrophy and alterations in functional connectivity.

GBA Gene Variants in Patients With Parkinson Disease Linked to Motor Decline

Researchers examined longitudinal data from 3 studies of Northern European patients with Parkinson disease and conducted follow-up with 440 patients.

Anosognosia May Serve as an Early Indicator of Alzheimer Disease

This study looks at how the lack of awareness (anosognosia) of memory impairment evolves in the trajectory of Alzheimer disease.

Vitamins E, C Inversely Linked to Risk for Parkinson Disease

Dietary vitamin E and vitamin C intake may be inversely associated with Parkinson disease risk.

Actigraphy Sleep Patterns Predict Cognitive Changes, Middle-Aged Hispanic/Latino Population

Longer sleep-onset latency, as monitored by wrist actigraphy, predicts long-term declines in global cognitive function, verbal learning, and memory in Hispanic/Latino adults.

Late-Onset Epilepsy Associated With Increased Risk for Subsequent Stroke

This systematic review identified studies related to late-onset epilepsy (LOE) to investigate the association between LOE and subsequent stroke and Alzheimer dementia.

Sleep Quality and Cognitive Function in Patients With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Researchers compared sleep quality and biomarkers of neurodegeneration and cognitive scores between so-called poor sleepers and good sleepers with mild traumatic brain injury.

In Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment, Amyloid-β (Aβ) Deposition May Be Linked to Air Pollution

Amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition, a feature of Alzheimer disease, may be promoted by external factors. The researchers of this study examined the association between the likelihood of amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) scan positivity and ambient air quality in individuals with cognitive impairment.