"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 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2021 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dementia" by people in Profiles.
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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 Nov; 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.
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Suitability of Goal Attainment Scaling in Older Adult Populations with Neurodegenerative Disease Experiencing Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Gerontology. 2023; 69(8):1002-1013.
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Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on neuropsychiatric symptoms and antipsychotic prescribing for people with dementia in nursing home settings. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 01; 38(1):e5878.
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Young Adult Brain Capital: A New Opportunity for Dementia Prevention. J Alzheimers Dis. 2023; 94(2):415-423.
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Fear of Dementia and the Obligation to Provide Aggregate Research Results to Study Participants. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2022 10; 31(4):498-505.