Essays about: "cognitive impairment"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 79 essays containing the words cognitive impairment.

  1. 31. Prioritization of Informative Regions in PET Scans for Classification of Alzheimer's Disease

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

    Author : Fredrik Mårtensson; Erik Westberg; [2021]
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    Abstract : Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a widespread neurodegenerative disease. The disease causes brain atrophy, resulting in memory loss, decreased cognitive ability, and eventually death. There is currently no cure for the disease, but treatment may delay the onset. Therefore, it is crucial to detect the disease at an early stage. READ MORE

  3. 32. Minnen av krokus och sättpotatis : utemiljöns betydelse för personer med demenssjukdom på särskilt boende

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Wilma Johnte; [2021]
    Keywords : hälsofrämjande miljöer; äldre; demenssjukdom; restorativa miljöer; särskilt boende; deltagande; evidensbaserad forskning; health-promoting environments; elderly; dementia; restorative environments; assisted living; participation; evidence-based research;

    Abstract : Flertalet studier visar på att naturen har en positiv påverkan på människans välbefinnande. Med detta menas att naturen kan verka lugnande och stressreducerande på oss under rätt förutsättningar. READ MORE

  4. 33. Determining linguistic predictor for the classification of subjective cognitive impairment and mild cognitive impairment using machine learning

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Tian Wang; [2020-09-01]
    Keywords : mild cognitive impairment; sibjective cognitive impairment; natural language processing; support vector machine; neural networks;

    Abstract : Introduction Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a neurological condition characterized by cognitive decline greater than expected for an individual's age and education level. Subjective Cognitive Impairment (SCI) is a selfreported decline in cognitive abilities but not clinically identified as MCI. READ MORE

  5. 34. Naturvistelse, ett hjärnstarkt alternativ för reducering av stress : en litteraturstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Caroline Ekbom Ågren; [2020]
    Keywords : stress; stressreducering; kognitiva funktionsnedsättningar; inre balans; anknytningsteori; riktad uppmärksamhet; meditation; evolutionsteori; stress reduction; cognitive impairment; inner balance; attachment theory; directed attention; meditation; evolutionary theory;

    Abstract : Det rapporteras om en fortsatt ökning för individer som lider av stress och stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa. Sambandet mellan den ökande urbaniseringen, samhällets ökande krav och den brutna kontakten med naturen omkring oss är slående. READ MORE

  6. 35. Relation between retinal morphology, visual pathway integrity and plasmatic amyloid beta 42 peptide in old and young beagles

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Emilia Miranda Peluso; [2020]
    Keywords : cognitive dysfunction syndrome; dog; optical coherence tomography; OCT; visual evoked potentials; VEP;

    Abstract : The spontaneously occurring behavioural syndrome referred to as canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD) is considered the canine counterpart of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Changes in the retina such as nerve fibre layer (NFL) and ganglion cell complex (GCC) thinning have been observed in Alzheimer’s patients. READ MORE