"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 F03.615.400
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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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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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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 | 2 | 8 |
2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2005 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2007 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2008 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2021 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dementia" by people in Profiles.
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Risk of Common Neurological Disorders in Adult Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 Nov 04; 30(11):2195-2204.
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Parallel electrophysiological abnormalities due to COVID-19 infection and to Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Oct; 20(10):7296-7319.
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Managing medications among individuals with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: Patient-caregiver perspectives. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Oct; 72(10):3011-3021.
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Using THC Edible Gummies for Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia: Reply to Goldman and Markov. J Clin Psychiatry. 2024 Jun 05; 85(2).
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Cognitive decline in older adults in the UK during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of PROTECT study data. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2023 11; 4(11):e591-e599.
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CommunityRx, a social care assistance intervention for family and friend caregivers delivered at the point of care: two concurrent blinded randomized controlled trials. Trials. 2023 Oct 21; 24(1):681.
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The Use of Dispensary-Obtained Tetrahydrocannabinol as a Treatment for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia. J Clin Psychiatry. 2023 09 18; 84(6).
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Aggressive LDL-C Lowering and the Brain: Impact on Risk for Dementia and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2023 10; 43(10):e404-e442.
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Editors' Note: Association Between Dietary Habits in Midlife With Dementia Incidence Over a 20-Year Period. Neurology. 2023 05 09; 100(19):934.
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Pragmatic evaluation of events and benefits of lipid lowering in older adults (PREVENTABLE): Trial design and rationale. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 06; 71(6):1701-1713.