Cognitive decline in normal aging and its prevention: A review on non-pharmacological lifestyle strategies

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 12, Issue , 2017, Pages 903-910

  Klimova, Blanka ^a,b   Valis, Martin ^b   Kuca, Kamil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Benefits; Cognitive impairment; Healthy older individuals; Intervention

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE FUNCTION TEST; COMPREHENSION; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MEMORY; MENTAL CAPACITY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MUSIC THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WALKING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE; LIFESTYLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; WALKING;

EID: 85020045775     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S132963     Document Type: Review

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