Sökning: "Alzheimer Disease: history"

Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade orden Alzheimer Disease: history.

  1. 1. Biomarkers in preclinical familial Alzheimer disease

    Författare :Steinunn Thordardottir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Alzheimer disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by the accumulation of b-amyloid (Ab) plaques and tangles consisting of hyperphosphorylated tauprotein in the brain. It accounts for 60-70% of dementia cases, making it the most common cause of dementia. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Dementia and other mental disorders among 95-year olds

    Författare :Anne Börjesson-Hanson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :nonagenarians; 95-year-olds; dementia; Alzheimer?s disease; vascular dementia; depression; anxiety; psychotic; paranoid ideation; cognitive function; mortality; population attributable risk; population study; prevalence; epidemiology; oldest old; very elderly;

    Sammanfattning : The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders and age related differences in the very elderly. In addition, five-year mortality after age 95 in relation to dementia and cognitive function in non-demented, was examined. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Inflammation-associated risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and dementia

    Författare :Ulrika K Eriksson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia worldwide and a highly debilitating, and deadly, disease. For the majority of AD cases, the cause of the disease is not known. Chronic inflammation has been implicated in AD pathology. LÄS MER