Older married couples demonstrate domain-specific cognitive concordance
1. In this cross-sectional study, older Korean spouses demonstrated significant concordance in verbal fluency, constructional praxis, naming, and constructional recall. ...
Tag: cognition
Coffee consumption associated with better cognitive performance in patients with atrial fibrillation
Coffee consumption correlates with better cognitive performance in patients with a high incidence for stroke 1. In this cohort of ...
Asthma may be associated with impaired memory function in children
1. Longitudinal results found that children with earlier asthma onset had slower episodic memory development compared to children without asthma. ...
Double dose extracorporeal shockwave may be more effective for plantar flexor spasticity of ankle in stroke patients
1. Double-dose ESWT to the gastrocnemius and soleus showed greater improvements in post-stroke ankle plantar flexor spasticity Evidence Rating Level: ...
Predicting adherence to gamified cognitive training using early phase game performance data
1. Just-in-time adherence support systems in gamified cognitive training should be applied when participants are failing to reach key performance ...
Individuals with disorders of consciousness can perform cognitive tasks
1. In a large cohort of individuals with disorders of consciousness exhibiting no observable response to verbal commands, approximately 25% ...
Perturbation-based balance training of older adults and effects on physiological, cognitive and sociopsychological factors
1. Perturbation-based balance training only showed moderate physical benefits in the short term (<6 months) but no benefits in physical, ...
Eisai’s Leqembi wins accelerated U.S. approval and unlocks broader Medicare coverage for the drug
Leqembi reduced amyloid markers in early Alzheimer's disease and resulted in moderately less decline in measures of cognition and function ...
Endovascular thrombectomy associated with improved cognitive outcomes for acute ischemic stroke at 5 months
1. In post-stroke patients, endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) was associated with favourable outcomes on 5 separate cognitive tests that showed benefits ...
The 2 Minute Medicine Podcast Episode 39
Welcome to the 2 Minute Medicine Podcast, summarizing the latest medical studies, curated and written by practicing physicians. On this ...
