Blar i Faculty of Medicine på emneord "Cognition"
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Cognitive changes in patients with acute phase psychosis - Effects of illicit drug use
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)Illicit drug use may influence cognition in non-affective psychosis. Previous studies have shown better cognition in psychosis with illicit drug use as compared to psychosis only. Possibly, illicit drug using patients have ... -
Distinct multivariate brain morphological patterns and their added predictive value with cognitive and polygenic risk scores in mental disorders
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-09)The brain underpinnings of schizophrenia and bipolar disorders are multidimensional, reflecting complex pathological processes and causal pathways, requiring multivariate techniques to disentangle. Furthermore, little is ... -
Enhanced cognitive function and antidepressant-like effects after krill oil supplementation in rats
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01-25)Background: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of krill oil (KO) on cognition and depression-like behaviour in rats. Methods: Cognition was assessed using the Aversive Light Stimulus Avoidance Test (ALSAT). ... -
European neuroborreliosis: neuropsychological findings 30 months post-treatment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)Background: The aim of this study was to compare neuropsychological (NP) functioning in patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) 30 months after treatment to matched controls. Methods: We tested 50 patients with LNB and ... -
Improvement in verbal learning over the first year of antipsychotic treatment is associated with serum HDL levels in a cohort of first episode psychosis patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-27)To investigate whether changes in serum lipids are associated with cognitive performance in first episode psychosis (FEP) patients during their first year of antipsychotic drug treatment. One hundred and thirty-two ... -
An international road map to improve pain assessment in people with impaired cognition: the development of the Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition (PAIC) meta-tool
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-10)Background: Pain is common in people with dementia, yet identification is challenging. A number of pain assessment tools exist, utilizing observation of pain-related behaviours, vocalizations and facial expressions. Whilst ... -
Intracranial arachnoid cysts: impairment of higher cognitive functions and postoperative improvement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08-28)Background Intracranial arachnoid cysts have been shown to yield cognitive impairment over a range of basic mental functions, and these functions normalize after surgical cyst decompression. We wanted to investigate whether ... -
Large-scale resting state network correlates of cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease and related dopaminergic deficits
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-03)Cognitive impairment is a common non-motor feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Understanding the neural mechanisms of this deficit is crucial for the development of efficient methods for treatment monitoring and augmentation ... -
Pain and physical function among nursing home patients and people with dementia. Cross-sectional analyses from the COSMOS-trial
(Master thesis, 2018-08-24)Background: Previous studies have shown how nursing home patients have poor physical functioning and are largely care dependent in activities of daily life. These patients have a high prevalence of pain and are mainly ... -
The serum level of C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with cognitive performance in acute phase psychosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-14)Background Inflammatory processes have been implicated in the etiology of schizophrenia and related psychoses, in which cognitive deficits represent core symptoms. The aim of the present study was to investigate possible ...