Effectiveness of nonpharmacological approaches in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 138-145

  Tsolaki, Magda ^a,b   Kounti, Fotini ^a   Agogiatou, Christina ^a   Poptsi, Eleni ^a   Bakoglidou, Evangelia ^a   Zafeiropoulou, Myrto ^a   Soumbourou, Aikaterini ^a   Nikolaidou, Evdokia ^a   Batsila, Georgia ^a   Siambani, Aikaterini ^a   Nakou, Stella ^a   Mouzakidis, Christos ^a   Tsiakiri, Anna ^a   Zafeiropoulos, Stavros ^a   Karagiozi, Konstantina ^a   Messini, Chaido ^a   Diamantidou, Alexandra ^a   Vasiloglou, Maria ^a  

^a Greek Alzheimer Association   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cognitive interventions; Cognitive rehabilitation; Cognitive stimulation; Cognitive training; Mild cognitive impairment; Nonpharmacological therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953324707     PISSN: 16602854     EISSN: 16602862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320575     Document Type: Article

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