 Dementia
"Dementia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An acquired organic mental disorder with loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. The dysfunction is multifaceted and involves memory, behavior, personality, judgment, attention, spatial relations, language, abstract thought, and other executive functions. The intellectual decline is usually progressive, and initially spares the level of consciousness.
| Descriptor ID |
D003704
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.380 F03.615.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Dementia- Dementia
- Dementias
- Amentia
- Amentias
Senile Paranoid Dementia- Senile Paranoid Dementia
- Dementias, Senile Paranoid
- Paranoid Dementia, Senile
- Paranoid Dementias, Senile
- Senile Paranoid Dementias
Familial Dementia- Familial Dementia
- Dementia, Familial
- Dementias, Familial
- Familial Dementias
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dementia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Dementia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2005 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2006 | 7 | 3 | 10 | | 2007 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2008 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2010 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2011 | 9 | 1 | 10 | | 2012 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2014 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2015 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2018 | 8 | 3 | 11 | | 2019 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dementia" by people in Profiles.
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Leroi I, Constantinidou F, Langenbahn D, Heyn P, Yeung WK, Dawes P. Hearing and Vision Impairment in People With Dementia: A Guide for Clinicians. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 09; 101(9):1667-1670.
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Engel L, Bucholc J, Mihalopoulos C, Mulhern B, Ratcliffe J, Yates M, Hanna L. A qualitative exploration of the content and face validity of preference-based measures within the context of dementia. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2020 Jun 11; 18(1):178.
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Wu JJ, Cai A, Greenslade JE, Higgins NR, Fan C, Le NTT, Tatman M, Whiteley AM, Prado MA, Dieriks BV, Curtis MA, Shaw CE, Siddique T, Faull RLM, Scotter EL, Finley D, Monteiro MJ. ALS/FTD mutations in UBQLN2 impede autophagy by reducing autophagosome acidification through loss of function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 06 30; 117(26):15230-15241.
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Sood P, Kletzel SL, Krishnan S, Devos H, Negm A, Hoffecker L, Machtinger J, Hu X, Heyn PC. Nonimmersive Brain Gaming for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review. Gerontologist. 2019 11 16; 59(6):e764-e781.
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Betz ME, Ranney ML, Knoepke CE, Johnson RL, Pallin R, Miller M, Wintemute GJ. Dementia and Firearms: an Exploratory Survey of Caregiver Needs. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 10; 34(10):1984-1986.
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Schaefer KR, Noonan C, Mosley M, Smith J, Galbreath D, Fenn D, Robinson RF, Manson SM. Differences in service utilization at an urban tribal health organization before and after Alzheimer's disease or related dementia diagnosis: A cohort study. Alzheimers Dement. 2019 11; 15(11):1412-1419.
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Holden SK, Sheffler J, Stewart R, Thompson S, Persson J, Finseth T, Sillau S, Kluger BM. Feasibility of Home-Based Neurologic Music Therapy for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Pilot Study. J Music Ther. 2019 Aug 13; 56(3):265-286.
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Falvey JR, Gustavson AM, Price L, Papazian L, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Dementia, Comorbidity, and Physical Function in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Apr/Jun; 42(2):E1-E6.
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Green AR, Reifler LM, Bayliss EA, Weffald LA, Boyd CM. Drugs Contributing to Anticholinergic Burden and Risk of Fall or Fall-Related Injury among Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia and Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Drugs Aging. 2019 03; 36(3):289-297.
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Levy C, Abbott J. Two Physicians' Plan for the Possibility of Developing Dementia. J Palliat Med. 2019 02; 22(2):116-120.
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