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Newest in this topic

  1. Cross-sectional and longitudinal assessments of function in prodromal-to-mild Alzheimer's disease: A comparison of the ADCS-ADL and A-IADL-Q scales 2023-04-01
  2. Quality of life in people with dementia living in nursing homes: validation of an eight-item version of the QUALIDEM for intensive longitudinal assessment 2020-01-18
  3. Validation of the MDS research criteria for prodromal Parkinson's disease: Longitudinal assessment in a REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) cohort 2017-04-21

Studies

4 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2015 to 2023

Top journals

  • Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 1
  • Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society 1
  • PloS one 1
  • Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 1

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  1. Cross-sectional and longitudinal assessments of function in prodromal-to-mild Alzheimer's disease: A comparison of the ADCS-ADL and A-IADL-Q scales

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2023-04-01 Drug development

    The comparable performance of the ADCS-ADL and A-IADL-Q supports the utility of the A-IADL-Q in early AD clinical trials.

  2. Quality of life in people with dementia living in nursing homes: validation of an eight-item version of the QUALIDEM for intensive longitudinal assessment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2020-01-18 Cognitive tests and assessment

    We found that momentary quality of life, reliably assessed by tablet, was associated with comprehensive measures of quality of life and depressive symptoms in people with dementia.

  3. Validation of the MDS research criteria for prodromal Parkinson's disease: Longitudinal assessment in a REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) cohort

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society 2017-04-21 Brain scans and imaging

    The prodromal criteria are a promising tool for predicting incidence of PD/dementia with Lewy bodies and conversion time in a rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder cohort, with high sensitivity and high specificity with long follow-up.

  4. Longitudinal Assessment of Tau Pathology in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease Using [18F]THK-5117 Positron Emission Tomography

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. PloS one 2015-10-13 Brain scans and imaging

    The formation of neurofibrillary tangles is believed to contribute to the neurodegeneration observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

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