ABSTRACT
@#Cognitive impairment is the most common non-motor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD), which may associate with the disorders of transmitters, cortical atrophy, proteinosis, etc., and seriously influence the motor function, ability of daily life of the patients. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), which may adjust the cerebral excitability, regional blood flow, plasticity of synapses, etc., has been used for PD cognitive impairment.
ABSTRACT
Objective To understand adolescent with type 1 diabetes on disease knowledge and experience and provide a scientific reference for the design and implement effective interventions. Methods Phenomenological research design and semi-structural interviews were conducted to 9 adolescent with type 1 diabetes, and used the method of phenomenological analysis for data. Results The adolescent patients were unsure about the causes and treatments of type 1 diabetes,and the cognition of the importance and necessity were vague to treatment compliance. The own experience of disease compose of negative physical and mental experience significantly, living a normal life,a desire to cure, seeking social and professional support demand strongly. Conclusions adolescent with type 1 diabetes and their family or the hospital are under inadequate treatment and disease management.It is suggested to pay attention to patients′ motivation and psychological,individual needs and effective medical communication in delivering intervention programs for adolescent with type 1 diabetes so that individualized treatment and management are performed.
ABSTRACT
@#Objective To investigate the incidence of the cognitive disorder in cerebrovascular patients and to its risk factors.Methods Cerebrovascular patients were surveyed with Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE)Chinese-version in county or above hospitals among 23 provinces(cities).Results 915 cerebrovascular patients were surveyed and 281 patients(30.71%)were of cognitive disorder.And the incidence of the patients with hypertension or/and diabetes mellitus was significantly higher than the others(P<0.01).Conclusion The incidence of cognitive disorder is high in cerebrovascular patients,and the hypertension and diabetes mellitus are both the risk factors.
ABSTRACT
Objective:to study cognitive impairment of patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). Method:62 patients with AD and 159 normal elderly were tested with MMSE. Result:The patients group had lower scores in all subtests except that of naming. Level of education had positive correlation with the total score, subscores of attention and calculation, understanding, and describe graph. Conclusion:MMSE can be used in clinical assessment of cognitive function of patients with AD.
ABSTRACT
Objective:to study cognitive impairment and social function of patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). Method:22 patients with AD and 12 with depression in elderly were followed for 3 months, both at the very beginning and the end of 3 months, they were tested with CASI (cognitive abilities screening instrument) and FAQ (functional activities questionnaire).Result:scores of short memory, attention, mathematics, abstract and association of CASI were significantly lower in AD group than that in depression group. AD patients had also poorer outcome in FAQ, such as in that of shopping, learn new things, and recall of engagement.Conclusion:Cognitive impairment and social function of patients with AD were poorer than elderly patients with depression.