Six months of multidisciplinary or physiotherapeutic intervention were able to improve a person's balance. Although global cognition did not improve through treatment, when the intervention was carried out on a multidisciplinary basis we observed an attenuation in the decline of global cognition on two specific cognitive domains. Exercises applied in different contexts may have positive outcomes for people with dementia.
INTRODUCTION:A significant benefit from physical activity has recently been described in some patients who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases.OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of physical activity on neuropsychiatric disturbances in demented patients and on the mental burden of their caregivers.METHODS:Assisted by a public geriatric psychiatry clinical unit, we studied 59 patients with dementia. Patients were divided into three groups according to their diagnosis and level of physical activity. Data were assessed through a semi-structured interview. Patients were evaluated with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, the Mini-Sleep Questionnaire and the Baecke Questionnaire. The data were statistically analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test and linear regression, with the level of significance set at 5%.RESULTS:Patients with Alzheimer's or vascular dementia who engaged in physical activity had fewer neuropsychiatric symptoms than those who did not. When compared to the control group, the caregivers of patients with vascular dementia who engaged in physical activity had a reduced burden.CONCLUSION:The regular practice of physical activity seems to contribute to a reduction in neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia patients and to attenuate the burden of the caregivers of those patients.
Besides the classical symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) such as rest tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability and its high prevalence in Brazilian clinical settings 1 impaired non-motor functions such as cognitive disorders are also common events 2 . At the disease onset, 24% of patients present cognitive decay, especially memory disorders and disturbances of some executive functions such as impaired selective attention, thinking flexibility, and planning difficulty 3 . In dementia, the patient with PD also reveals deterioration of declarative memory (but with relative preserved recognition), visuoconstructive skills, and nominating ability 4 . These disturbances depend on mostly frontal-striatum connections 5 and involve other areas of the brain such as the parietal regions and subcortical structures 6 .With respect to the non-motor symptoms of moderate and mild PD, we proposed the following hypotheses in the present study: A) patients in the initial stages of PD, and without clinical dementia, may present early impairment of several cognitive functions, such as visuoconstructive and visuospatial skills; and B) The clock drawing test (CDT), a simple and easily applicable tool, helps in identifying these early alterations.This study aimed to identify early cognitive im- EARLY IMPAIRMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE
O objetivo do estudo foi analisar os efeitos de um programa de exercícios físicos sobre os sintomas depressivos e a percepção da Qualidade de vida (QV) de pacientes com Doença de Alzheimer (DA) e de seus cuidadores. Seis idosas realizaram um programa de exercícios físicos durante seis meses, outras seis compuseram o grupo controle. O Mini-Exame do Estado Mental, a Escala de Qualidade de Vida e a Escala de Depressão em Geriatria foram aplicados para avaliação das variáveis. Os dados foram analisados através de uma ANOVA "two-way" e correlação de Pearson, com nível de significância de 5% (p < 0,05).Os resultados mostraram que o programa proposto pode auxiliar na redução dos sintomas depressivos de pacientes com DA, mas não promoveu melhoras significativas na percepção da QV destes pacientes e nem de seus cuidadores. Entretanto menores comprometimentos da percepção da qualidade de vida foram observados em pacientes e cuidadores que eram fisicamente ativos.
Introdução: Evidências apontam que a ingestão exacerbada de frutose pode desencadear distúrbios característicos da síndrome metabólica. Objetivos: Analisar os efeitos da ingestão de dieta rica em frutose sobre aspectos metabólicos de ratos da linhagem Wistar. Adicionalmente, verificar a capacidade aeróbia através da identificação da máxima fase estável de lactato (MFEL). Métodos: Dezesseis ratos foram separados em dois grupos de oito animais: a) controle, alimentados com dieta balanceada, e b) frutose, alimentados com dieta rica em frutose. Foram analisadas a tolerância à glicose (área sob a curva de glicose durante teste de tolerância à glicose), sensibilidade à insulina (taxa de remoção da glicose sérica após sobrecarga exógena de insulina), perfil lipídico sérico e concentração de lactato sanguíneo [lac]s durante exercício na intensidade da MFEL. Resultados: Teste t não pareado (p < 0,05) revelou diferença para a tolerância à glicose e triglicérides, porém não houve diferença na sensibilidade à insulina e na [lac]s. Anova one way com post hoc de Newman-Keuls (p < 0,05) revelou diferença para a cinética da glicose durante o teste de tolerância, mas não para a cinética do lactato durante exercício na MSSL. Conclusão: As alterações fisiológicas provocadas pela dieta rica em frutose e inerentes à síndrome metabólica não prejudicam a capacidade aeróbia de ratos.Palavras-chave: máxima fase estável de lactato, síndrome metabólica, exercício. ABSTRACTIntroduction: Evidence points that exacerbated ingestion of fructose may trigger disturbs characteristic of the metabolic syndrome. Objectives: To analyze the effects of a fructose rich diet on metabolic aspects of Wistar lineage rats. Additionally, to verify the aerobic capacity, through the identification of the maximal lactate steady state (MSSL). Procedures: Sixteen rats were separated in two groups of eight animals: a) Control, fed a balanced diet, and b) fructose, fed a fructose-rich diet. The glucose tolerance, (area under serum glucose during a glucose tolerance test), insulin sensibility (glucose disappearance rate after exogenous insulin administration), serum lipid profile and blood lactate concentration [lac]b during exercise at MSSL intensity, have been analyzed. Results: Non-paired t test (p<0.05) revealed difference between groups in the area under the curve of glucose and serum triglycerides, no difference in insulin sensibility or in [lac]b was detected, though. One-way ANOVA with Newman Keuls post hoc revealed difference in the glucose kinetics during tolerance test, but not in the lactate kinetics during the MSSL. Conclusion: The physiological alterations promoted by fructose-rich diet and intrinsic to the metabolic syndrome do not harm the aerobic capacity of rats.
IntroductionTests for screening cognitive functions are gaining importance with the increasing incidence and prevalence of demential syndromes. For our elderly population, the challenge is to develop neuropsychological tests independent from the influence of educational level.ObjectiveTo compare the influence of education on the elderly with or without cognitive decline, on the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB).MethodsWe studied 176 elderly people: 60 with cognitive decline (aged 73.6±9.3 years and with 5.7±0.7 years of education) and 116 without cognitive impairments (aged 73.4±0.6 years and with 5.6±0.5 years of education). The BCSB was applied in all subjects. The data were submitted to descriptive statistics and analyzed by Independent Student test with 95% confidence intervals.ResultsThe data showed that the BCSB is an appropriate battery for identifying cognitive status in normal elderly individuals, as well as cognitive decline in our elderly sample. The BCSB items were not significantly influenced by schooling years, making this test favorable for different groups characterized by illiterate individuals, as well as by those with low or high levels of formal education.ConclusionThe BCSB proved to be a useful cognitive screening test for old people with or without cognitive decline independent of their educational level.
INTRODUÇÃO: Os distúrbios neurodegenerativos representam condições clínicas graves, por provocar declínio neuropsíquico. OBJETIVO: Analisar a prevalência dos distúrbios neuropsiquiátricos em pacientes com demência, em relação à sua locomoção (independentes vs. dependentes), e no que se refere ao desgaste emocional e à qualidade do sono dos cuidadores. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Participaram do estudo 34 sujeitos, assim divididos: dez pacientes independentes para locomoção e sete dependentes (cadeirantes); dez cuidadores dos pacientes independentes e sete cuidadores de pacientes dependentes. Os sujeitos foram avaliados no Ambulatório de Neuropsiquiatria da Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Para avaliar as funções cognitivas, utilizou-se o CAMCOOG; para quantificar frequência, intensidade e desgaste do cuidador, aplicou-se o Inventário Neuropsiquiátrico; e para mensurar as alterações do sono dos cuidadores, foi utilizado o Miniquestionário do Sono. A análise estatística foi realizada por meio dos testes U - Mann Whitney e índice de correlação de Spearman, ambos com 5% de significância. RESULTADOS: Com relação à prevalência dos distúrbios neuropsiquiátricos entre os pacientes, observou-se diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os grupos, especificamente no que se refere à irritabilidade (p < 0,05) e ao escore total dos distúrbios neuropsiquiátricos (p < 0,01). Também foram encontradas diferenças entre os grupos de cuidadores, com relação às alterações do sono (p < 0,05). CONCLUSÃO: Idosos independentes para locomoção apresentam menor prevalência dos distúrbios neuropsiquiátricos, quando comparados a idosos dependentes de cadeira de rodas. A locomoção parece não influenciar no desgaste físico e emocional do cuidador, mas constitui uma variável relevante na qualidade do sono dos cuidadores de idosos com diagnóstico de demência vascular e mista.
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