This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

More than 10% of people over 65 years and one-third of those over 85 live with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. 1 It is the most common cause of dementia, but several other diseases cause dementia ...

Mild forgetfulness is often a normal part of aging. But for some people, memory and thinking issues can become more serious as they get older. These memory problems can make it difficult to complete ...

Recently revised guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease would reclassify nearly all patients who are currently diagnosed with mild or very mild Alzheimer’s as having mild cognitive impairment ...

In a cross-sectional study of 240 patients with chronic kidney disease, higher serum BDNF levels and a ...

We enrolled adults with respiratory failure or shock in the medical or surgical intensive care unit (ICU), evaluated them for in-hospital delirium, and assessed global cognition and executive function ...

A cross-sectional study of 255 Malaysian older adults from low-income households found a combined cognitive frailty ...

More than half of stroke survivors develop cognitive impairment within a year; screening may help detect cognitive impairment, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement More ...

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), sometimes known as cognitive decline, refers to a small reduction in memory and thinking skills that can occur in older age. This may cause a person to become more ...