Resilience to cognitive impairment in the oldest-old: design of the EMIF-AD 90+ study

Resilience to cognitive impairment in the oldest-old: design of the EMIF-AD 90+ study

Abstract Background The oldest-old (subjects aged 90 years and older) population represents the fastest growing segment of society and shows a high dementia prevalence rate of up to 40%. Only a few studies have investigated protective factors for cognitive impairment in the oldest-old. The EMIF-AD 9...

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Main Authors: Nienke Legdeur, Maryam Badissi, Stephen F. Carter, Sophie de Crom, Aleid van de Kreeke, Ralph Vreeswijk, Marijke C. Trappenburg, Mardien L. Oudega, Huiberdina L. Koek, Jos P. van Campen, Carolina J. P. W. Keijsers, Chinenye Amadi, Rainer Hinz, Mark F. Gordon, Gerald Novak, Jana Podhorna, Erik Serné, Frank Verbraak, Maqsood Yaqub, Arjan Hillebrand, Alessandra Griffa, Neil Pendleton, Sophia E. Kramer, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Adriaan Lammertsma, Frederik Barkhof, Bart N. M. van Berckel, Philip Scheltens, Majon Muller, Andrea B. Maier, Karl Herholz, Pieter Jelle Visser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Alzheimer’s disease
Dementia
Cognitive impairment
Amnestic mild cognitive impairment
Resilience
Oldest-old
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0984-z

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