Development of a scale to predict decline in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease
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A retrospective cohort study has been carried out to develop a scale that can help in predicting likelihood of decline from mild dementia over one year in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). A clinical scale was developed using data to improve prediction about change from mild to moderate or severe AD stages.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2003
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Enhanced cognitive performance with estrogen use in nondemented community-dwelling older women
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A community study of the effect of estrogen use on postmenopausal women found that the use of this hormone supplement led to a higher score on the Modified Mental-State Examination, and that this finding remained even after controlling for other variables which could affect cognition.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1999
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How proxies make decisions about research for patients with Alzheimer's disease
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The article discusses the informed consent and decision-making process for clinical research on patients with dementia. The ethical and legal issues associated with proxy consent and the consent to research by demented patients are addressed.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2001
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