"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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| 1996 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 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 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2008 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dementia" by people in Profiles.
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EOAD-Signature Atrophy Predicts Dementia in Early-Onset MCI due to Alzheimer Disease: An MRI-Based Prognostic Biomarker. Neurology. 2026 Oct 13; 107(7):e218519.
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Cognitive dispersion profiles and prediction of cognitive change in early-onset dementias: Results from LEADS. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 May; 22(5):e71492.
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Integrating the physical environment into Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease related dementias research: A Gateway Exposome Coordinating Center (GECC) agenda on gaps and priorities. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Apr; 22(4):e71429.
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A Systematic Review Evaluating Pain Assessment Strategies for Patients With Dementia in the Emergency Department: The Geriatric ED Guidelines 2.0. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 02; 33(2):e70230.
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Treatment of Hypothyroidism That Contains Liothyronine is Associated With Reduced Risk of Dementia and Mortality. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Jan 21; 111(2):561-571.
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Midlife and late-life population attributable fractions of risk factors for dementia in the United States: The Dementia Risk Prediction Project. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 01; 22(1):e71065.
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Capacity building in dementia research: insights from the World Young Leaders in Dementia. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 12; 21(12):e70667.
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Associations of estrogen with modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for dementia: A narrative review. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 11; 21(11):e70873.
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Assessing the Mediating Roles of Global Sensory Impairment, Social Isolation, and Loneliness in the Association Between Education and Cognitive Function. J Appl Gerontol. 2026 09; 45(9):1749-1760.
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Brief operationalized psychosocial interventions for agitation and psychosis: Use in clinical trials and clinical care. Int Psychogeriatr. 2026 03; 38(2):100118.