Although dementia has been described in ancient texts over many centuries (eg,“Be kind to
your father, even if his mind fail him.”–Old Testament: Sirach 3: 12), our knowledge of its …

Alzheimer's disease is a severe irreversible syndrome, characterized by a slow and
progressive cognitive decline that interferes with the standard instrumental and essential …

Neuropsychological assessment has featured prominently over the past 30 years in the
characterization of dementia associated with Alzheimer disease (AD). Clinical …

Neuropsychological studies show that cognitive deficits associated with Alzheimer's disease
(AD) are distinct from age-associated cognitive decline. Quantitative and qualitative …

The interaction of visual/visuospatial and motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) was
investigated by means of a 31-item self-report questionnaire. The majority of 81 non …

Background & aims: Patients with severe Alzheimer's disease (AD) in long-term care have
deficient contrast sensitivity and poor food and liquid intake. The present study examined …

The clinical characteristics and neuroanatomical damage reported in more than 50
published cases of observed “alien-hand” signs are reviewed. The terms alien-hand sign …

The mental rotation of objects requires visuospatial functions mediated by the parietal lobes,
whereas the mental rotation of hands also engages frontal motor-system processes …

Background No studies have had sufficient size to estimate mortality in children with febrile
seizures. We studied mortality after febrile seizures in a large population-based cohort of …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a major neurodegenerative disorder that is usually considered
in terms of midbrain and basal ganglia dysfunction. Regarding PD instead as a …