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| Título: | NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF CONVERSION TO DEMENTIA AND COGNITIVE TRAJECTORY OF OLDER ADULTS WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN A TWO-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY | ||||||||||||
| Autor: |
CAMILA DE ASSIS FARIA |
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| Colaborador(es): |
HELENICE CHARCHAT FICHMAN - Orientador |
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| Catalogação: | 06/SET/2017 | Língua(s): | ENGLISH - UNITED STATES |
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| Tipo: | TEXT | Subtipo: | THESIS | ||||||||||
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[pt] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=31373&idi=1 [en] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=31373&idi=2 |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.31373 | ||||||||||||
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This study aimed to determine the best neuropsychological predictors of dementia and analyze the cognitive trajectory of older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a two-year follow-up study. 87 older adults with MCI were submitted to a broad neuropsychological battery and 62 were evaluated two years later. 21.8 percent converted to dementia. The results revealed that episodic memory and working memory are the best predictors of dementia from MCI after two years. Older adults showing decline in two or more cognitive functions showed greater deficits in functionality and higher percentages of conversion to dementia when compared to older adult with executive function decline. In addition, the results showed that depressive symptoms are specifically associated with older adults showing exclusively executive function decline.
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