Sentences with phrase «cognitive decline compared»

The researchers found that radiosurgery controlled the spread of the cancerous cells as effectively as whole - brain radiation; patients who received radiosurgery experienced less cognitive decline compared to those who received whole - brain radiation.

Indeed, he found, the bilingual people in this group performed better than expected on intelligence tests at their advanced age, and showed less relative cognitive decline compared to monolingual people.

Not exact matches

Compared to those who practiced less, they maintained cognitive gains and did not show typical patterns of age - related decline in sustained attention.

«We found that those who have non-elective (emergency or urgent) hospitalizations and who have not previously been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's disease had a rapid decline in cognitive function (i.e., thinking abilities) compared to the prehospital rates,» said Bryan James, PhD, an epidemiologist and in the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center and an assistant professor in the Rush Department of Internal Medicine.

Compared to those who practiced less, these participants maintained cognitive gains and did not show typical patterns of age - related decline in sustained attention.

Although several large studies have shown that α - synuclein levels are lower in the CSF of PD patients and those with related synucleinopathies compared to controls, its role in cognitive decline and dementia had been unexplored.

After stroke, cognitive function declined almost twice as fast compared to those before stroke.

Declining cognitive function before stroke increased the risk of stroke five-fold in African - Americans compared to European - Americans.

Compared with men with sodium levels of 141 - 142 mmol / L, men with levels of 126 - 140 mmol / L were 30 % more likely to have cognitive impairment at baseline and 37 % more likely to experience cognitive decline over time.

Although the patients that underwent DBS showed a decline in their cognitive skills, the decline was at a slower rate compared to 96 other patients in the comparison group.

Compared to teetotalers, those who averaged roughly 3 to 15 alcoholic drinks per week in their late 50s had up to 28 % higher odds of being free from chronic illness, physical disability, mental health problems, and cognitive decline at age 70, the study found.

Likewise, in a cohort of 648 adults aged 65 years old and living in Portugal, caffeine exposure of more than 62 mg / day (the equivalent of 1 regular cup or more) compared to less than 22 mg / day was associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline in women only18.

At that concentration, compared to the air we breathe now, human cognitive ability declines by 21 percent.