Normal Cognitive Aging

Elder Self-Neglect: Another Ethical Dilemma for Physicians

“…This case illustrates a growing problem among elderly patients, as lifespan is increasing and certain cognitive skills become more impaired with age [2]. Elder self-neglect is an adult's inability, due to physical or mental impairment or diminished capacity, to perform essential self-care [3].…”

“…More specifically, it is associated with an increased risk for cancer-related mortality and an increased increase in mortality resulting from endocrine or nutritional deficiencies [5]. The number of Americans over age 65 is expected to increase the burden of dementia [2].…”

La importancia de conocer “lo esperado para la edad” en la evaluación cognitiva del adulto mayor

“…Dentro de este proceso, se encuentra la merma paulatina en las habilidades cognitivas del adulto mayor 1 .…”

“…A nivel lingüístico, se produce un declive en la nominación por confrontación visual y en la fluencia verbal. De la misma forma, se evidencia una disminución en las tareas visoconstructivas y en las funciones ejecutivas 1 .…”

Successful Cognitive Aging-Prerequisite of an Improved Quality of Life in Elderly Patients

“…There is a continuum between normal and pathological cognitive aging (Thal et al, 2004;Drachman, 2006;Kramer et al, 2007). [3,4,5] Some authors point out that cognitive abilities, such as vocabulary, are resilient to brain aging and may even improve with age while conceptual reasoning, memory, and processing speed, decline gradually over time (Harada et al, 2013). [6] The trend is screening for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).…”