Relationship between testosterone and cognitive function in elderly men with dementia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1188-1189

  Nagai, Kumiko ^a   Shibata, Shigeki ^a   Kobayashi, Yoshio ^a   Yamada, Yukiko ^a   Kimura, Sayaka ^a   Machida, Ayako ^a   Kozaki, Koichi ^a   Akishita, Masahiro ^b   Toba, Kenji ^c  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DETERIORATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84862179871     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03982.x     Document Type: Letter

References (9)

1. Ulubaev A, Lee DM, Purandare N et al. Activation effects of sex hormones on cognition in men. Clin Endocrinol 2009;71:607-623.
2. Yaffe K, Lui LY, Zmuda J et al. Sex hormones and cognitive function in older men. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:707-712. (Pubitemid 34298759)
3. Moffat SD, Zonderman AB, Metter EJ et al. Longitudinal assessment of serum free testosterone concentration predicts memory performance and cognitive status in elderly men. J Clin EndocrinolMetab 2002;87:5001-5007. (Pubitemid 35316338)
4. Fukai S, Akishita M, Yamada S et al. Association of plasma sex hormone levels with functional decline in elderly men and women. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2009;9:282-289.
5. Mahoney FI, Barthel DW. Functional evaluation: Barthel Index. Md State Med J 1965;14:61-65.
6. Lawton MP, Brody EM. Assessment of older people, self-maintaining and instrumental activities of daily living. Gerontologist 1969;9:179-186.
7. Folstein MF, Folstein SE, McHugh PR. 'Mini-Mental State'. A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for clinician. J Psychiatr Res 1975;12:189-198.
8. Yesavage JA. Geriatric Depression Scale. Psychopharmacol Bull 1988;24: 709-711.
9. Toba K, Nakai R, Akishita M et al. Vitality Index as a useful tool to assess elderly with dementia. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2002;2:23-29.