 Dementia
"Dementia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An acquired organic mental disorder with loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. The dysfunction is multifaceted and involves memory, behavior, personality, judgment, attention, spatial relations, language, abstract thought, and other executive functions. The intellectual decline is usually progressive, and initially spares the level of consciousness.
| Descriptor ID |
D003704
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.380 F03.087.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Dementia- Dementia
- Dementias
- Amentia
- Amentias
Senile Paranoid Dementia- Senile Paranoid Dementia
- Dementias, Senile Paranoid
- Paranoid Dementia, Senile
- Paranoid Dementias, Senile
- Senile Paranoid Dementias
Familial Dementia- Familial Dementia
- Dementia, Familial
- Dementias, Familial
- Familial Dementias
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dementia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Dementia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1986 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1988 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1990 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1991 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1992 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 1993 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1994 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 1995 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1996 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 1997 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2005 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2007 | 9 | 1 | 10 | | 2008 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dementia" by people in Profiles.
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Prabhakaran S. Blood Pressure, Brain Volume and White Matter Hyperintensities, and Dementia Risk. JAMA. 2019 08 13; 322(6):512-513.
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Lindau ST, Dale W, Feldmeth G, Gavrilova N, Langa KM, Makelarski JA, Wroblewski K. Sexuality and Cognitive Status: A U.S. Nationally Representative Study of Home-Dwelling Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 10; 66(10):1902-1910.
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Parker WF, Gorges RJ, Gao YN, Zhang Y, Hur K, Gibbons RD. Association Between Groundwater Lithium and the Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and Dementia in the United States. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018 07 01; 75(7):751-754.
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Lee AK, Rawlings AM, Lee CJ, Gross AL, Huang ES, Sharrett AR, Coresh J, Selvin E. Severe hypoglycaemia, mild cognitive impairment, dementia and brain volumes in older adults with type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort study. Diabetologia. 2018 09; 61(9):1956-1965.
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McAninch EA, Rajan KB, Evans DA, Jo S, Chaker L, Peeters RP, Bennett DA, Mash DC, Bianco AC. A Common DIO2 Polymorphism and Alzheimer Disease Dementia in African and European Americans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 05 01; 103(5):1818-1826.
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Adams DR, Kern DW, Wroblewski KE, McClintock MK, Dale W, Pinto JM. Olfactory Dysfunction Predicts Subsequent Dementia in Older U.S. Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 01; 66(1):140-144.
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Yohanna D, Cifu AS. Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients With Dementia. JAMA. 2017 Sep 19; 318(11):1057-1058.
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Ankuda CK, Mitchell SL, Gozalo P, Mor V, Meltzer D, Teno JM. Association of Physician Specialty with Hospice Referral for Hospitalized Nursing Home Patients with Advanced Dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Aug; 65(8):1784-1788.
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Teno JM, Gozalo P, Khandelwal N, Curtis JR, Meltzer D, Engelberg R, Mor V. Association of Increasing Use of Mechanical Ventilation Among Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia and Intensive Care Unit Beds. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Dec 01; 176(12):1809-1816.
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Chow S, Chow R, Lam M, Rowbottom L, Hollenberg D, Friesen E, Nadalini O, Lam H, DeAngelis C, Herrmann N. Pain assessment tools for older adults with dementia in long-term care facilities: a systematic review. Neurodegener Dis Manag. 2016 12; 6(6):525-538.
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