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Goals of care in advanced dementia: quality of life, dignity and comfort by Volicer, L

“…Prolongation of human lifespan is increasing the number of individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other progressive dementia worldwide. There are…”
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Risk assessment of wandering behavior in mild dementia by Ali, N., Luther, S. L., Volicer, L., Algase, D., Beattie, E., Brown, L. M., Molinari, V., Moore, H., Joseph, I.

“…Objective This prospective longitudinal study aims to determine the risk factors of wandering‐related adverse consequences in community‐dwelling persons with…”
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Can dietary intervention help in management of problem behaviors in dementia? by Volicer, L.

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Assessment of diagnostics tools for sarcopenia severity using the item response theory (IRT) by Steffl, M., Musalek, M., Kramperova, V., Petr, M., Kohlikova, E., Holmerova, I., Volicer, L.

“…Objective To use the item response theory (IRT) methods to examine the degree to which the four selected tools reflect sarcopenia and to arrange them according…”
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Head injury and the risk of AD in the MIRAGE study by GUO, Z, CUPPLES, L. A, JOHNSON, K, GO, R. C, GROWDON, J. H, HAINES, J. L, KUKULL, W. A, FARRER, L. A, KURZ, A, AUERBACH, S. H, VOLICER, L, CHUI, H, GREEN, R. C, SADOVNICK, A. D, DUARA, R, DECARLI, C

“…It has been suggested in some studies that head injury is a risk factor for AD, and that this risk is heightened among carriers of the APOE-epsilon4 allele. We…”
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Editorial: clinical neurosciences in the Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging by Volicer, L

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Clinical neurosciences in the Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging by Volicer, L.

“…With the change of JNHA from bimonthly to monthly, it may be useful to review the current state of papers published in the Clinical Neurosciences section and…”
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Severe impairment of circadian rhythm in Alzheimer’s disease by Volicer, Ladislav, Harper, D. G, Stopa, E. G

“…Circadian rhythmicity was repeatedly determined in a patient with Alzheimer’s disease by measuring his core temperature with a rectal thermistor and motor…”
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Underdiagnosis and undertreatment of depression in nursing home residents by Volicer, L, Frijters, D.H.M, van der Steen, J.T

“…Abstract Background Depression in nursing home residents decreases their quality of life and is related to behavioral symptoms of dementia. Diagnosing…”
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Bright light treatment of behavioral and sleep disturbances in patients with Alzheimer's disease by Satlin, A, Volicer, L, Ross, V, Herz, L, Campbell, S

“…The authors tested the hypothesis that evening bright light pulses would improve sleep-wake patterns and reduce agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease…”
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Risk of dementia among relatives of Alzheimer's disease patients in the MIRAGE study : What is in store for the oldest old ? by LAUTENSCHLAGER, N. T, CUPPLES, L. A, GREEN, R. C, JONES, R, KARLINSKY, H, KUKULL, W. A, KURZ, A, LARSON, E. B, MARTELLI, K, SADOVNICK, A. D, VOLICER, L, WARING, S. C, RAO, V. S, GROWDON, J. H, FARRER, L. A, AUERBACH, S. A, BECKER, R, BURKE, J, CHUI, H, DUARA, R, FOLEY, E. J, GLATT, S. L

“…Despite recent advances in the molecular genetics of Alzheimer's disease (AD), several fundamental questions concerning risk of illness are unresolved, namely,…”
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Tube feeding in Alzheimer's disease is avoidable by Volicer, L

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Review Article: Management of Behavioral Symptoms in Progressive Degenerative Dementias by Volicer, Ladislav, Hurley, Ann C.

“…Management of behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other progressive degenerative dementias poses continuous challenge to both family and…”
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Comparing the ethical challenges of forgoing tube feeding in American and Hong Kong patients with advanced dementia by Pang, M C S, Volicer, L, Chung, P M B, Chung, Y M I, Leung, W K A, White, P

“…To develop a cross-cultural dialogue for enriching our understanding of how an ethical environment can be constructed in fostering tube-feeding decisions in…”
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End-of-Life Care for Patients With Advanced Dementia by Hurley, Ann C, Volicer, Ladislav, Blasi, Zuzka V

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Evaluation of Pain in Cognitively Impaired Individuals by Hurley, Ann C., Volicer, Ladislav

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Are nursing home residents with dementia aggressive? by Volicer, Ladislav, Mahoney, Ellen

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Management of severe Alzheimer's disease and end-of-life issues by Volicer, L

“…The quality of life of individuals with severe Alzheimer's disease requires attention to three main factors: (1) availability of meaningful activities, (2)…”
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Evidence for major gene inheritance of Alzheimer disease in families of patients with and without apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 by Rao, V S, Cupples, A, van Duijn, C M, Kurz, A, Green, R C, Chui, H, Duara, R, Auerbach, S A, Volicer, L, Wells, J, van Broeckhoven, C, Growdon, J H, Haines, J L, Farrer, L A

“…Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype is the single most important determinant to the common form of Alzheimer disease (AD) yet identified. Several studies show…”
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Successful Aging by Cuddihy, P., Hinman, R.T., Avestruz, A., Lupton, E.C., Livshin, G., Rodriguez, J.I., Leeb, S.B., Clark, C.M., Horvath, K.J., Volicer, L., Landfeldt, B., Kay, J., Kummerfeld, R., Quigley, A., West, D., Apted, T., Sinclair, G., Haniff, D.J., Kalawsky, R., Atkins, D., Lewin, M., Brown, S.J., Shahmehri, N., Aberg, J., Maciuszek, D., Chisalita, I.

“…This issue's Works in Progress department presents six abstracts for projects that are developing interesting solutions to the elderly's quality of life…”
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