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P3‐293: Exercise to enhance hippocampal function and memory in older adults: Proof of concept findings from a 12‐week exercise intervention trial
Author(s) -
Pa Judy,
Skinner Sasha,
Wais Peter,
Thompson Christian,
Gazzaley Adam
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.06.1666
Subject(s) - cognition , attendance , neuroimaging , physical medicine and rehabilitation , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , dementia , intervention (counseling) , aerobic exercise , psychology , medicine , episodic memory , cognitive decline , psychiatry , disease , economics , economic growth
problems in three groups; including adults, the elderly patients with and without AD. Moreover we have suggested the best pharmacological agents for each categories. Conclusions: The best management for the patients with AD is achievable just when the clinicians consider the whole of patients’ health condition including cognitive deficit, behavioral disturbances and medical complications. To obtain this goal, professionals should be aware of medications side effects precisely, consider the advanced age, comorbidities (which play a major role in the hospitalization in these frail patients) to select the safest pharmacologic approaches.