Cognitive Performance in Late Midlife as a Predictor of Frailty from Late Midlife into Old Age: A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study
Introduction: Cognitive decline is cross-sectionally associated with frailty in older adults. However, the longitudinal associations between cognitive performance in late midlife and subsequent frailty are less well understood. Methods: Participants of the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study […]
Cognitive function at the time of focal epilepsy diagnosis is not associated with treatment resistance
Objective: Seizures can impact cognition both acutely and chronically. However, among those without significant comorbidities and broadly average cognition at epilepsy onset, the relationship between cognitive function at the time of diagnosis and long-term seizure control […]
Pre-treatment seizures and cognition at the time of focal epilepsy diagnosis
Objective: People with focal epilepsy experience one or more seizures prior to diagnosis. The Human Epilepsy Project (HEP) was a prospective study enrolling people with newly diagnosed focal epilepsy. It collected information including cognitive testing at […]
Intimate partner violence and cognitive functioning – toward quantifying dementia risk
Introduction: Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization is highly common among women and associated with adverse health consequences that may be linked to dementia risk. Methods: Nurses’ Health Study II participants (N = 14,771) reported adult (age […]
Baseline Neurocognitive Functioning Among Children Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): Dana Farber Cancer Institute ALL Consortium Study 16-001
Background: This study describes neurocognitive functioning during the first month of induction chemotherapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and associations with age, sex, risk of relapse, maternal education, household material hardship (HMH), and oxidative stress. […]
