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This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
Roughly 20% of persons greater than 60 years of age have a neurological disorder, with episodic disorders being the most common, followed by extrapyramidal movement disorders and nerve disorders. [15] Diseases commonly associated with old age include Multiple system atrophy [16] Parkinson's disease [17] Alzheimer's disease [18] Stroke. [19]
If older adults have fewer attentional resources than younger adults, we would expect that when two tasks must be carried out at the same time, older adults' performance will decline more than that of younger adults. However, a large review of studies on cognition and aging suggest that this hypothesis has not been wholly supported. [56]
Over production of ROS (oxidative stress) is a central feature of all neurodegenerative disorders. In addition to the generation of ROS, mitochondria are also involved with life-sustaining functions including calcium homeostasis, PCD, mitochondrial fission and fusion , lipid concentration of the mitochondrial membranes, and the mitochondrial ...
The study, which involved 106 peri- and postmenopausal women and was presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in May, indicates women should self-monitor their vasomotor symptoms and ...
Dementia affects 5% of the population older than 65 and 20–40% of those older than 85. [270] Rates are slightly higher in women than men at ages 65 and greater. [ 270 ] The disease trajectory is varied and the median time from diagnosis to death depends strongly on age at diagnosis, from 6.7 years for people diagnosed aged 60–69 to 1.9 ...
Approximately 50% of women over 40 years of age Moderate to severe myeloneuropathy Similar to male AMN phenotype, but later onset and milder presentation Adulthood Approximately 15% of women over 40 years of age Cerebral involvement Progressive dementia and decline Rare in childhood, more common in adults ~2% Adrenal involvement
Average survival time is approximately 6–10 years following diagnosis for both men and women, with variability depending on specific type of dementia. [7] The most common cause of immediate death in early onset dementia is respiratory disease (e.g. pneumonia); other causes include cardiovascular events and cerebrovascular disease. [13]