«This trial demonstrates that computer - based cognitive remediation accessed from home can be effective in improving
cognitive symptoms for individuals with MS,» says lead study author Leigh Charvet, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Neurology, and director of MS Research at NYU Langone's Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center.
Not exact matches
«The rapid and accurate perception of male sexual orientation may be just another
symptom of a fast and efficient
cognitive mechanism
for perceiving the characteristics of others,» wrote study authors Nicholas O. Rule and Nalini Ambady.
I recommend that
cognitive rest should be individualized based on a patient's
symptoms «'' and his or her threshold
for provoking these
symptoms «'' while taking into account the patient's daily and weekly
cognitive workload.
«We found that physical activity has the potential to preserve the volume of the hippocampus in those with increased risk
for Alzheimer's disease, which means we can possibly delay
cognitive decline and the onset of dementia
symptoms in these individuals.
As part of a collaborative effort, clinical researchers Rebecca Ashare, PhD, an assistant professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, and Robert Schnoll, PhD, an associate professor of Psychology in Psychiatry and director of the Center
for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction, are studying the effects of metformin on smokers to see if it attenuates negative mood and
cognitive deficits during withdrawal —
symptoms known to be associated with the ability to quit.
Cognitive psychotherapy, he says «allowed her to manage most of her
symptoms, and
for several years she sent me Christmas cards letting me know she remained improved.»
The positive impact of sustained high levels of maternal responsivity from toddlerhood through middle childhood was true even
for children with more autistic
symptoms and lower nonverbal
cognitive development levels.
Traditional antipsychotic drugs, which have been used
for 40 years, are known to alleviate
symptoms of the disorder in some patients by blocking receptors of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that is central to the brain's reward system as well as
cognitive processing like attention and problem - solving.
Cognitive symptoms, including memory loss, were also typical
for both groups.
Cole notes that current medications
for severe mental illness, when they help at all, typically do not relieve
cognitive symptoms.
We will also be able to study whether new treatments developed
for Alzheimer's can improve both, the diabetic and
cognitive symptoms.»
The PACE trial, published in The Lancet in 2011 [2], examined the effects of three different treatments
for people with CFS, compared with usual specialist medical care (SMC):
cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT, where a health professional helps the patient to understand and change the way they think about and respond to their
symptoms), graded exercise therapy (GET, a personalised and gradually increasing exercise programme delivered by a physiotherapist), and adaptive pacing therapy (APT, where patients adapt activity levels to the amount of energy they have).
This will be of particular benefit to those people who have mild
cognitive impairments,
for example older people who are still physically healthy but may have early
symptoms of dementia.»
«Our results suggest that ongoing cytokine activation in the nervous system can contribute to the persistent
symptoms of fatigue, pain, and
cognitive dysfunction that patients sometimes experience despite having been treated
for Lyme disease.»
The need
for ongoing care
for hearing - related issues was acknowledged in September 2014 when One Fund Boston, the charity created to accept and distribute donations to help those affected by the bombings, created the One Fund Center, which will serve patients who have had difficulties with tinnitus and other hearing - related problems; mental health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety; and traumatic brain injury and its associated
symptoms such as headache,
cognitive symptoms and balance difficulties.
Researchers have found promising results
for treating depression with a video game interface that targets underlying
cognitive issues associated with depression rather than just managing the
symptoms.
Cognitive symptoms, including deficits in long - term memory, are known to affect approximately half of individuals with MS.. This study was conducted in 70 patients with MS, who were evaluated
for intellectual enrichment, verbal long - term memory, and working memory capacity.
Dr Josephine Mollon from King's IoPPN, now with Yale University, said: «
For individuals with psychotic disorders,
cognitive decline does not just begin in adulthood, when individuals start to experience
symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, but rather many years prior — when difficulties with intellectual tasks first emerge — and worsen over time.
Cognitive impairment is one of the core
symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS)-- and one of its most troubling concerns
for many people with the condition.
We have a lot of great treatments
for the motor
symptoms of Parkinson's disease, but there is very little I can do to treat the
cognitive symptoms, and that is very frustrating
for me.»
Co-author Julia C. Basso, PhD, post-doctoral research fellow, Center
for Neural Science at New York University, commented, «The studies presented in this review clearly demonstrate that acute exercise has profound effects on brain chemistry and physiology, which has important implications
for cognitive enhancements in healthy populations and
symptom remediation in clinical populations.»
It shows targeting specific
symptoms of depression by using
cognitive behavioural therapy,
for example, can be useful in reducing depression and therefore its effect on the child.
Struggling to balance on one leg
for 20 seconds or longer was linked to an increased risk
for small blood vessel damage in the brain and reduced
cognitive function in otherwise healthy people with no clinical
symptoms, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.
Cognitive,
symptom and functioning data were available
for 431 patients who received the same medication
for six months.
Mindfulness group therapy has an equally positive effect as individual CBT (
cognitive behavioural therapy)
for the treatment of a wide range of psychiatric
symptoms in patients with depression, anxiety and stress - related disorders.
The commission's full report provides detailed recommendations in the areas of prevention, treating
cognitive symptoms, individualizing dementia care, caring
for caregivers, planning
for the future following a dementia diagnosis, managing neuropsychiatric
symptoms and considering the end of life.
The disease is characterized by profound fatigue and disability lasting
for at least 6 mo, episodes of
cognitive dysfunction, sleep disturbance, autonomic abnormalities, chronic or intermittent pain syndromes, microbiome abnormalities (1), cerebral cytokine dysregulation (2), natural killer cell dysfunction (3), and other
symptoms that are made worse by exertion of any kind (4).
Current treatment
for Alzheimer's focuses on alleviating the
symptoms of Alzheimer's, including
cognitive, behavioral, and emotional concerns, by using drug therapy and non-drug approaches.
Research conducted at Kessler Foundation, which is known
for cognitive rehabilitation research, has shown this theory to be well supported in individuals with multiple sclerosis, many of whom experience
cognitive symptoms.
The time until recovery appears to be related to the amount of time before the
cognitive symptoms appeared; that is, the longer it took
for the
symptoms to appear, the longer it took
for the person to recover.
Evidence based treatment
for PTSD includes trauma - focused
cognitive behavioural therapy, however we lack preventative interventions to prevent the build - up of
symptoms.
Background: In addition to other
symptom domains, Huntington's disease (HD) is also characterized by
cognitive disturbances that substantially diminish quality of life
for both patients and caregivers.
After creating a pathological mouse model deficient
for this gene, through the Gencodys Consortium (Genetic and Epigenetic Networks in
Cognitive Dysfunction; http://www.gencodys.eu/), scientists from PHENOMIN and the IGBMC showed major memory defects, as well as significant
symptoms of hyperactivity on this model.
There is critical need
for novel compounds that effectively treat the
cognitive and neuropsychiatric
symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Sometimes, the doctor will delay discussing
cognitive impairment out of concern
for the person who is still coping with the shock of a new PD diagnosis or struggling with motor
symptoms.
Such models are likely relevant to the
cognitive impairments (episodic memory) and negative
symptoms (social functioning) of schizophrenia, and may be useful
for the evaluation of novel antipsychotics.
The CuPiD project partners are developing an ICT - enabled solution
for motor learning in patients with PD in their home setting, tailoring the solution to target mobility,
cognitive function and debilitating PD
symptoms such as freezing of gait and gait impairments.
«The major caveat is the scarcity of effective treatment
for cognitive symptoms, and thus, the development of new molecules or adapted programs of
cognitive remediation is still needed.»
The general consensus is that it may be possible
for the
symptoms of Alzheimer's to be delayed in mentally fit, active brains because mental «exercise» may create
cognitive reserve.
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder resulting from an extended number of CAG repeats in the Huntingtin (Htt) gene,
for which no disease - modifying therapy is currently available, and comprises several
cognitive and affective
symptoms, as well as uncontrolled movement (chorea).
Currently, treatments are available
for the movement
symptoms of HD, but no drug is approved to help with the devastating
cognitive symptoms experienced by patients.
Almost 5 % of people said they suffered neurological
symptoms (dizziness or fainting,
for example); and 4.1 % reported
cognitive problems, such as trouble with their memory and difficulty concentrating.
The full report presents detailed prevention recommendations, individualizing dementia care, treating
cognitive symptoms, managing neuropsychiatric
symptoms, caring
for caregivers, future planning after a dementia diagnosis, and considering the end of life.
The reason
for this is that the majority of gluten intolerance
symptoms are not digestive in nature, but are instead neurological, such as pain,
cognitive impairment, sleep disturbances, behavioral issues, fatigue and depression.
«The studies presented in this review clearly demonstrate that acute exercise has profound effects on brain chemistry and physiology, which has important implications
for cognitive enhancements in healthy populations and
symptom remediation in clinical populations,» noted co-author Julia C. Basso in a press release.
More importantly, changes in
cognitive vulnerability impacted risk
for future
symptoms of depression.
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Moon points out that eating
for brain health is most effective before
symptoms of
cognitive decline develop.
The primary driver of the disease pathology, and what's mainly responsible
for the memory loss,
cognitive impairment, personality changes and other signs and
symptoms, is that neurons in affected regions of the brain become unable to effectively metabolize glucose.
Other countries such as Japan and Europe have increased the lower limit
for B12 to 500 - 550 pg / mL or 365 - 405 pmol / L because it is associated with improvements in behavioral and psychological
symptoms including dementia, Alzheimer's disease,
cognitive decline and memory loss.