Browsing by Subject "neuropsychological test"

Alzheimer’s disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Siachpazidou D.I., Stavrou V.T., Astara K., Pastaka C., Gogou E., Hatzoglou C., Economou N.-T., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2020)

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a disorder with high prevalence among adults and is an independent risk factor for various diseases, especially those affecting the central nervous system (CNS). ...

Antihypertensive Medication Class and the Risk of Dementia and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of the Prospective HELIAD Cohort

Liampas I., Hatzimanolis A., Siokas V., Yannakoulia M., Kosmidis M.H., Sakka P., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Scarmeas N., Dardiotis E. (2022)

Background: It is unclear whether the main antihypertensive medication classes (diuretics, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)) are ...

Assessing functional status using the IADL-extended scale: Results from the HELIAD study

Kalligerou F., Fieo R., Paraskevas G.P., Zalonis I., Kosmidis M.H., Yannakoulia M., Ntanasi E., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Sakka P., Scarmeas N. (2020)

Objectives: Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) have been operationalized as exhibiting a greater level of complexity than basic ADL. In the same way, incorporating more advanced ADLs may increase the sensitivity ...

Association between Motor Signs and Cognitive Performance in Cognitively Unimpaired Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the NACC Database

Siokas V., Liampas I., Lyketsos C.G., Dardiotis E. (2022)

Aiming to examine whether specific motor signs are associated with worse performance in specific cognitive domains among cognitively unimpaired (CU) individuals, we performed a cross-sectional analysis of data from the ...

Association of the Polygenic Risk Score With the Probability of Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease in Older Adults

Maraki M.I., Hatzimanolis A., Mourtzi N., Stefanis L., Yannakoulia M., Kosmidis M.H., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Sakka P., Ramirez A., Grenier-Boley B., Lambert J.-C., Heilmann-Heimbach S., Stamelou M., Scarmeas N., Xiromerisiou G. (2021)

Several studies have investigated the association of the Parkinson’s disease (PD) polygenic risk score (PRS) with several aspects of well-established PD. We sought to evaluate the association of PRS with the prodromal stage ...

Beneficial effect of computer-based multidomain cognitive training in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Nousia A., Martzoukou M., Siokas V., Aretouli E., Aloizou A.-M., Folia V., Peristeri E., Messinis L., Nasios G., Dardiotis E. (2021)

The purpose of the present study was to explore the effects of computer-based multidomain cognitive training program on Greek patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Forty-six patients with MCI were randomly divided ...

Beneficial Effect of Multidomain Cognitive Training on the Neuropsychological Performance of Patients with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease

Nousia A., Siokas V., Aretouli E., Messinis L., Aloizou A.-M., Martzoukou M., Karala M., Koumpoulis C., Nasios G., Dardiotis E. (2018)

Background and Purpose. There is an increasing interest in the effect of nonpharmacological interventions on the course of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The objective of the present study is to determine the ...

The beneficial effects of computer-based cognitive training in parkinson's disease: A systematic review

Nousia A., Martzoukou M., Tsouris Z., Siokas V., Aloizou A.-M., Liampas I., Nasios G., Dardiotis E. (2021)

Background: Cognitive dysfunction is one of the most prevalent non-motor aspects of Parkinson's disease (PD). The present review focuses on published studies investigating the effect of computer-based cognitive training ...

Brief review: Ergospirometry in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Stavrou V., Bardaka F., Karetsi E., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2018)

This brief review summarizes the available literature on the intersection of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and ergospirometry. Ergospirometry provides an assessment of integrative exercise responses involving ...

Clinically reliable cognitive decline in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis: Is it the tip of the iceberg?

Andravizou A., Siokas V., Artemiadis A., Bakirtzis C., Aloizou A.-M., Grigoriadis N., Kosmidis M.H., Nasios G., Messinis L., Hadjigeorgiou G., Dardiotis E., Peristeri E. (2020)

Objectives: Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis, but the brain MRI correlates in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis remain controversial. The current study aimed to investigate whether cognitive decline ...

Cognitive Fatigability is Independent of Subjective Cognitive Fatigue and Mood in Multiple Sclerosis

Bakirtzis C., Nikolaidis I., Boziki M.-K., Artemiadis A., Andravizou A., Messinis L., Ioannidis P., Grigoriadis N. (2020)

Background:Sustained cognitive testing is used to detect cognitive fatigability and is often considered a substitute for subjective cognitive fatigue (CF). However, the relationship between cognitive fatigability and ...

A computerized test for the assessment of mild cognitive impairment subtypes in sentence processing

Segkouli S., Paliokas I., Tzovaras D., Lazarou I., Karagiannidis C., Vlachos F., Tsolaki M. (2018)

This study examines thesentence processing ability of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) subtypes. In addition to standard MCI neuropsychological tests, an experimental approach was applied to assess language. 133 people (93 ...

Correlation of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia with Brain Perfu-sion: A 99mTc-SPECT-HMPAO Study with Brodmann Areas Analysis

Valotassiou V., Sifakis N., Tzavara C., Lykou E., Tsinia N., Kamtsadeli V., Sali D., Angelidis G., Psimadas D., Tsougos I., Papageorgiou S.G., Georgoulias P., Papatriantafyllou J. (2021)

Background: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are common in dementia. Their evaluation is based on Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Neuroimaging studies have tried to elucidate the underlying neural circuits either in ...

Dementia Prevalence in Greece

Kosmidis M.H., Vlachos G.S., Anastasiou C.A., Yannakoulia M., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Sakka P., Ntanasi E., Scarmeas N. (2018)

Introduction: Study of the epidemiology of dementia to gain insight into putative predisposing and prophylactic factors is the first step toward establishing effective preventive and therapeutic strategies for this ...

Differential diagnosis of behavioral variant and semantic variant of frontotemporal dementia using visual rating scales

Manouvelou S., Koutoulidis V., Tsougos I., Tolia M., Kyrgias G., Anyfantakis G., Moulopoulos L.-A., Gouliamos A., Papageorgiou S. (2020)

Background: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) represents the second most frequent early onset of dementia in people younger than 65 years. The main syndromes encompassed by the term FTD are behavioral variant of Frontotemporal ...

The Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Alone or Combined with Cognitive Training on the Cognitive Performance of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review

Nousia A., Martzoukou M., Liampas I., Siokas V., Bakirtzis C., Nasios G., Dardiotis E. (2022)

Objective: The present study reviewed published evidence on the effectiveness of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) on the cognitive performance of patients with Traumatic brain injury (TBI). Method: A systematic search ...

Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Medical Comorbidities on Language Abilities

Makanikas K., Andreou G., Simos P., Chartomatsidou E. (2021)

Objective: The primary objective of the present cross-sectional study is to evaluate the semantic language abilities of patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) compared to normative data. Secondary objectives ...

Efficacy of computer-based cognitive training in neuropsychological performance of patients with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Dardiotis E., Nousia A., Siokas V., Tsouris Z., Andravizou A., Mentis A.-F.A., Florou D., Messinis L., Nasios G. (2018)

Importance Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system characterized by relapses and a progressive course that may lead to accumulation of physical and cognitive disability. ...

The factors associated with the presence of psychotic symptoms in the HELIAD Greek community study of older adults

Vasiliadis H.-M., Gournellis R., Efstathiou V., Stefanis N., Kosmidis M.H., Yannakoulia M., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Sakka P., Ntanasi E., Pachi I., Stefanis L., Scarmeas N. (2022)

Background: The prevalence and associated factors related to psychotic symptoms in older adults are understudied. The objectives were to assess the prevalence, incidence and factors associated with psychotic symptoms in a ...

Frailty and Prodromal Parkinson's Disease: Results from the HELIAD Study

Ntanasi E., Maraki M., Yannakoulia M., Stamelou M., Xiromerisiou G., Kosmidis M.H., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Sakka P., Gargalionis A., Patas K., Chatzipanagiotou S., Charisis S., Stefanis L., Scarmeas N. (2021)

Background: To investigate the association between frailty, Parkinson's disease (PD), and the probability of prodromal Parkinson's disease (prodromal PD) in Greek community-dwelling older individuals. Methods: Parkinson's ...