103 resultados para Enfermedad de Alzheimer -- Adultos
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To develop systems in order to detect Alzheimer’s disease we want to use EEG signals. Available database is raw, so the first step must be to clean signals properly. We propose a new way of ICA cleaning on a database recorded from patients with Alzheimer's disease (mildAD, early stage). Two researchers visually inspected all the signals (EEG channels), and each recording's least corrupted (artefact-clean) continuous 20 sec interval were chosen for the analysis. Each trial was then decomposed using ICA. Sources were ordered using a kurtosis measure, and the researchers cleared up to seven sources per trial corresponding to artefacts (eye movements, EMG corruption, EKG, etc), using three criteria: (i) Isolated source on the scalp (only a few electrodes contribute to the source), (ii) Abnormal wave shape (drifts, eye blinks, sharp waves, etc.), (iii) Source of abnormally high amplitude ( �100 �V). We then evaluated the outcome of this cleaning by means of the classification of patients using multilayer perceptron neural networks. Results are very satisfactory and performance is increased from 50.9% to 73.1% correctly classified data using ICA cleaning procedure.
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of progressive degenerative dementia and it has a high socio-economic impact in Western countries, therefore is one of the most active research areas today. Its diagnosis is sometimes made by excluding other dementias, and definitive confirmation must be done trough a post-mortem study of the brain tissue of the patient. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to improvement of early diagnosis of AD and its degree of severity, from an automatic analysis performed by non-invasive intelligent methods. The methods selected in this case are Automatic Spontaneous Speech Analysis (ASSA) and Emotional Temperature (ET), that have the great advantage of being non invasive, low cost and without any side effects.
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The purpose of our project is to contribute to earlier diagnosis of AD and better estimates of its severity by using automatic analysis performed through new biomarkers extracted from non-invasive intelligent methods. The methods selected in this case are speech biomarkers oriented to Sponta-neous Speech and Emotional Response Analysis. Thus the main goal of the present work is feature search in Spontaneous Speech oriented to pre-clinical evaluation for the definition of test for AD diagnosis by One-class classifier. One-class classifi-cation problem differs from multi-class classifier in one essen-tial aspect. In one-class classification it is assumed that only information of one of the classes, the target class, is available. In this work we explore the problem of imbalanced datasets that is particularly crucial in applications where the goal is to maximize recognition of the minority class as in medical diag-nosis. The use of information about outlier and Fractal Dimen-sion features improves the system performance.
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Las enfermedades tienen sus propios ritmos que se van modificando a lo largo de los siglos; cada sociedad construye su forma de pensar y sentir las enfermedades. La interdependencia entre las condiciones biológicas y sociales de la vida civilizada, ha ocasionado que cada momento histórico viva de forma distinta la enfermedad. El objetivo de este artículo es reflexionar sobre la forma de ver y vivir la enfermedad en Occidente, a lo largo de la historia, centrándonos especialmente en la creencia, surgida a partir del siglo XVIII, que el progreso humano erradicaría la enfermedad. Las raíces de la forma de sentir la enfermedad en el Occidente de inicios del siglo XXI deben buscarse en los orígenes griegos y judeo-cristianos, que se continúan a lo largo de la Edad Media, hasta que con la llegada de la Modernidad se produce un giro desde la búsqueda de la eternidad en el otro mundo, hacia un caminar a la inmortalidad en la tierra. En los inicios del siglo XXI, el hombre post-moderno traslada la crisis de pensamiento vigente al campo de la salud, ello plantean tensiones que se hacen patentes en la forma de vivir y atender la enfermedad
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Las enfermedades tienen sus propios ritmos que se van modificando a lo largo de los siglos; cada sociedad construye su forma de pensar y sentir las enfermedades. La interdependencia entre las condiciones biológicas y sociales de la vida civilizada, ha ocasionado que cada momento histórico viva de forma distinta la enfermedad. El objetivo de este artículo es reflexionar sobre la forma de ver y vivir la enfermedad en Occidente, a lo largo de la historia, centrándonos especialmente en la creencia, surgida a partir del siglo XVIII, que el progreso humano erradicaría la enfermedad. Las raíces de la forma de sentir la enfermedad en el Occidente de inicios del siglo XXI deben buscarse en los orígenes griegos y judeo-cristianos, que se continúan a lo largo de la Edad Media, hasta que con la llegada de la Modernidad se produce un giro desde la búsqueda de la eternidad en el otro mundo, hacia un caminar a la inmortalidad en la tierra. En los inicios del siglo XXI, el hombre post-moderno traslada la crisis de pensamiento vigente al campo de la salud, ello plantean tensiones que se hacen patentes en la forma de vivir y atender la enfermedad
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SAMP8 is a strain of mice with accelerated senescence. These mice have recently been the focus of attention as they show several alterations that have also been described in Alzheimer"s disease (AD) patients. The number of dendritic spines, spine plasticity, and morphology are basic to memory formation. In AD, the density of dendritic spines is severely decreased. We studied memory alterations using the object recognition test. We measured levels of synaptophysin as a marker of neurotransmission and used Golgi staining to quantify and characterize the number and morphology of dendritic spines in SAMP8 mice and in SAMR1 as control animals. While there were no memory differences at 3 months of age, the memory of both 6- and 9-month-old SAMP8 mice was impaired in comparison with age-matched SAMR1 mice or young SAMP8 mice. In addition, synaptophysin levels were not altered in young SAMP8 animals, but SAMP8 aged 6 and 9 months had less synaptophysin than SAMR1 controls and also less than 3-month-old SAMP8 mice. Moreover, while spine density remained stable with age in SAMR1 mice, the number of spines started to decrease in SAMP8 animals at 6 months, only to get worse at 9 months. Our results show that from 6 months onwards SAMP8 mice show impaired memory. This age coincides with that at which the levels of synaptophysin and spine density decrease. Thus, we conclude that together with other studies that describe several alterations at similar ages, SAMP8 mice are a very suitable model for studying AD.
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Objetivos: Determinar la concentración de glucosa salival de individuos sanos y compararla con la glicemia capilar. Diseño del estudio: Se realizó una recolección de saliva total en reposo, en 63 individuos no diabéticos. Se midió la concentración de glucosa salival y sanguinea capilar en todos los individuos. La glucosa salival fue determinada por método enzimático y espectrofotometría. Los datos fueron analizados usando el test de correlación de Spearman, considerando significativos valores de p<0,05. Resultados: Del total de la muestra, 47,6% eran varones y 52,4% mujeres, con una media de edad de 37,5±15,7 años. Las medias del flujo salival en reposo fueron de 0,41±0,2l ml/min en el género masculino y de 0,31±0,15 ml/min en el género femenino. No hubo diferencia significativa (p=0,07S). La media de glucosa sanguínea entre los varones fue de l00,05± 13,51 mg/dL y de 99 ,5± 13,9 mg/dL en las mujeres. La media de glucosa salival en el total de la muestra fue de 5,97±1 ,87 mg/dL, siendo 5,91±2, 19m9/dL en los varones y 5,97±1 ,56mg/dL en las mujeres, sin presentarse diferencias significativas (p=0,908). La concentración de la glucosa salival no presentó correlación estadísticamente significativa con la glicemia capilar (p=0,732). Conclusiones: De los resultados se desprende que: la concentración de la glucosa salival no depende de la glicemia capilar; la concentración de la glucosa salival no presenta diferencias entre géneros
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Bien se sabe que niños, niñas y jóvenes que se encuentran en situación de enfermedad se ven inmersos/as en un estado de ‘ausencia’ de su vida cotidiana, de su vida ‘normal’ pues están expuestos a una realidad de cambio no sólo físico, sino también emocional al tener que dejar a sus amigos y amigas, a sus familias, a sus escuelas en caso de tener que hospitalizarse, y por tanto el separarse de su contexto natural genera una sensación de inestabilidad que por lo general aumenta al enfrentarse al temor que la misma enfermedad les provoca. Una etapa adversa de sus vidas que repercute en sus familias y en sus amistades. Surgen miedos sobre la enfermedad misma, los cuales pueden aumentar si se diagnostica una enfermedad crónica. Dicho período de inestabilidad reaparece cuando regresan a sus hogares y a su vida anterior a la hospitalización: es un volver a adaptarse a la escuela, una realidad que les exigirá situarse nuevamente en su hogar, retomar las relaciones sociales con su entorno de amigos/as, con sus compañeros y compañeras de clase, con sus maestros y maestras, etc. o continuar su escolarización en sus hogares, a través de la Atención Domiciliaria. Esta situación invita a pensar el rol que tienen los adultos significativos que les acompañan durante su enfermedad, en estos procesos de socialización y adaptación a través de la educación y ahí resulta interesante visualizar a los docentes de este contexto (Aulas Hospitalarias y Atención Domiciliaria) como personas clave que pueden colaborar en transformar esta situación de adversidad en oportunidades de bienestar, desde el ámbito educativo.
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Resveratrol is a polyphenol that is mainly found in grapes and red wine and has been reported to be a caloric restriction (CR) mimetic driven by Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) activation. Resveratrol increases metabolic rate, insulin sensitivity, mitochondrial biogenesis and physical endurance, and reduces fat accumulation in mice. In addition, resveratrol may be a powerful agent to prevent age-associated neurodegeneration and to improve cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Moreover, different findings support the view that longevity in mice could be promoted by CR. In this study, we examined the role of dietary resveratrol in SAMP8 mice, a model of age-related AD. We found that resveratrol supplements increased mean life expectancy and maximal life span in SAMP8 and in their control, the related strain SAMR1. In addition, we examined the resveratrol-mediated neuroprotective effects on several specific hallmarks of AD. We found that long-term dietary resveratrol activates AMPK pathways and pro-survival routes such as SIRT1 in vivo. It also reduces cognitive impairment and has a neuroprotective role, decreasing the amyloid burden and reducing tau hyperphosphorylation.
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Resveratrol is a polyphenol that is mainly found in grapes and red wine and has been reported to be a caloric restriction (CR) mimetic driven by Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) activation. Resveratrol increases metabolic rate, insulin sensitivity, mitochondrial biogenesis and physical endurance, and reduces fat accumulation in mice. In addition, resveratrol may be a powerful agent to prevent age-associated neurodegeneration and to improve cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Moreover, different findings support the view that longevity in mice could be promoted by CR. In this study, we examined the role of dietary resveratrol in SAMP8 mice, a model of age-related AD. We found that resveratrol supplements increased mean life expectancy and maximal life span in SAMP8 and in their control, the related strain SAMR1. In addition, we examined the resveratrol-mediated neuroprotective effects on several specific hallmarks of AD. We found that long-term dietary resveratrol activates AMPK pathways and pro-survival routes such as SIRT1 in vivo. It also reduces cognitive impairment and has a neuroprotective role, decreasing the amyloid burden and reducing tau hyperphosphorylation.
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El siguiente estudio de investigación se plantea en los CAP de la ciudad de Lleida. Una vez cumplimentadas las encuestas realizadas expresamente para el estudio a 450 personas mayores de 65 años con estreñimiento y no institucionalizados, se crearán los grupos control y de intervención con una muestra de (N=168) participantes. El protocolo será: a) Grupo de control: grupo cegado que continuará con el tratamiento convencional, se reunirá una vez al mes durante los 4 meses para realizar un seguimiento controlado. b) Grupo de intervención: se le educará con un programa de masaje abdominal, sesión una vez por semana durante los 4 meses que dure la intervención. En este trabajo se pretende determinar la efectividad de la educación sanitaria del masaje abdominal en atención primaria en pacientes ancianos no institucionalizados. La metodología que se ha utilizado ha sido a través de una revisión sistemática en la base de datos Medline, PEDro, Cochrane, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Dialnet y Wiley Online Library de estudios publicados entre 1999 y 2014 de lengua inglesa o española, realizados sobre sujetos diagnosticados de estreñimiento.
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1. ¿Cuál de las siguientes arterias no forma parte del territorio carotídeo? a. Arteria cerebral posterior, b. Carótida interna, c. Arteria cerebral media, d. Arteria ...
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La enfermedad cerebrovascular (ECV), también denominada accidente cerebrovascular (ACV)o ictus, representa el 90% de las enfermedades neurológicas y constituye la tercera causa de muerte en la mayoría de los países desarrollados; en España representa la primera causa de muerte en mujeres de 75 años o más de edad.
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Alzheimer׳s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia among the elderly. This work is part of a larger study that aims to identify novel technologies and biomarkers or features for the early detection of AD and its degree of severity. The diagnosis is made by analyzing several biomarkers and conducting a variety of tests (although only a post-mortem examination of the patients’ brain tissue is considered to provide definitive confirmation). Non-invasive intelligent diagnosis techniques would be a very valuable diagnostic aid. This paper concerns the Automatic Analysis of Emotional Response (AAER) in spontaneous speech based on classical and new emotional speech features: Emotional Temperature (ET) and fractal dimension (FD). This is a pre-clinical study aiming to validate tests and biomarkers for future diagnostic use. The method has the great advantage of being non-invasive, low cost, and without any side effects. The AAER shows very promising results for the definition of features useful in the early diagnosis of AD.
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Objective. Recently, significant advances have been made in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease from EEG. However, choosing suitable measures is a challenging task. Among other measures, frequency Relative Power and loss of complexity have been used with promising results. In the present study we investigate the early diagnosis of AD using synchrony measures and frequency Relative Power on EEG signals, examining the changes found in different frequency ranges. Approach. We first explore the use of a single feature for computing the classification rate, looking for the best frequency range. Then, we present a multiple feature classification system that outperforms all previous results using a feature selection strategy. These two approaches are tested in two different databases, one containing MCI and healthy subjects (patients age: 71.9 ± 10.2, healthy subjects age: 71.7 ± 8.3), and the other containing Mild AD and healthy subjects (patients age: 77.6 ± 10.0; healthy subjects age: 69.4± 11.5). Main Results. Using a single feature to compute classification rates we achieve a performance of 78.33% for the MCI data set and of 97.56 % for Mild AD. Results are clearly improved using the multiple feature classification, where a classification rate of 95% is found for the MCI data set using 11 features, and 100% for the Mild AD data set using 4 features. Significance. The new features selection method described in this work may be a reliable tool that could help to design a realistic system that does not require prior knowledge of a patient's status. With that aim, we explore the standardization of features for MCI and Mild AD data sets with promising results.