Sentences with phrase «exhibited symptoms of dementia»
Participants classified as having dementia satisfied DSM - IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition) criteria, had dementia severity ≥ 1.0 on the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale and exhibited symptoms of dementia for at least 6 months.
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It is known that plaque exists as a normal byproduct of metabolic activity in the brain and is not properly cleared in those exhibiting symptoms of dementia.
Not exact matches
Scientists at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida created a novel mouse that exhibits the symptoms and neurodegeneration associated with the most common genetic forms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease), both of which are caused by a mutation in the a gene called C9ORF72.
«If scientists want to test drugs for dementia, Alzheimer's or autism, ideal models would react similarly to humans in regards to the reduction of symptoms, outbreak of side effects, such as enduring the same lesions as humans do, or exhibiting similar behavioral characteristics,» said Latham, who's with the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and an MSU AgBioResearch scientist.
Do these wild animals exhibit the same symptoms of memory loss that characterize dementia in humans?