• Association of caregiver demographic variables with neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease patients for distress on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) 

      Godinho, Claudia da Cunha; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Kochhann, Renata; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes (2008) [Artigo de periódico]
      Behavioral symptoms are frequently observed in Alzheimer’s disease patients and are associated to higher distress for patients and caregivers, early institutionalization, worst prognosis and increased care. Objectives: The ...
    • Avaliação de déficit cognitivo em portadoras assintomáticas do vírus da imunodeficiência humana 

      Belmonte-de-Abreu, Paulo Silva; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Schestatsky, Gustavo; Fialho, Marcelo B.; Naud, Paulo Sergio Viero; Andreoli, Tania (1993) [Artigo de periódico]
      Dezesseis portadoras assintomáticas do HIV e 26 controles soronegativos foram submetidos a uma testagem com a versão computadorizada do Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). O objetivo era medir as diferenças de déficits ...
    • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor serum levels and hippocampal volume in mild cognitive impairment and dementia due to Alzheimer disease 

      Borba, Ericksen Mielle; Duarte, Juliana Ávila; Bristot, Giovana; Scotton, Ellen; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes (2016) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background/Aims: Hippocampal atrophy is a recognized biomarker of Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology. Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) reduction has been associated with neurodegeneration. We aimed to evaluate ...
    • Cognitive complaints compared to performance on a mental state screening test in elderly outpatients 

      Godinho, Claudia da Cunha; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Kochhann, Renata; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes; Cerveiro, Maria Otília; Forster, Leticia M.K. (2008) [Artigo de periódico]
      Memory and other cognitive complaints are common in the elderly population. However, the clinical meaning of these complaints remains controversial. Objectives: The goal of this study was to investigate the association ...
    • Comparison of the Mini Mental State Examination and depressive symptoms between high cardiovascular risk and healthy community elderly groups 

      Costa, Amanda Lucas da; Varela, Juliana Santos; Mazetti Junior, Osmar; Restelatto, Luciane Maria Fabian; Costa, Andry Fiterman; Godinho, Claudia da Cunha; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Picon, Paulo Dornelles; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes (2008) [Artigo de periódico]
      The aging of the population is a universal phenomenon with direct consequences upon the public health system. One of the main repercussions of the growth in this sector of the population is the increased prevalence of ...
    • Disparity in the use of Alzheimer's disease treatment in Southern Brazil 

      Marco, Maísa de; Brandi, Ana Laura Felix dos Santos da Silva; Bieger, Andrei; Krug, Bárbara Côrrea; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Picon, Paulo Dornelles; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes; Castilhos, Raphael Machado de (2023) [Artigo de periódico]
      Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatment is freely available in the Brazilian public health system. However, the prescription pattern and its associated factors have been poorly studied in our country. We reviewed all granted ...
    • Education did not interact with major depression on performance of memory tests in acute southern Brazilian in patients 

      Fleck, Marcelo Pio de Almeida; Delgado, Vera Beatriz; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes (2007) [Artigo de periódico]
      The relationship of cognitive function to depression in older adults has become a topic of extensive clinical interest and research. Objective: To analyze association between cognitive/memory performance,Major Depression, ...
    • Effect of successful aging on mortality in older individuals : the PALA study 

      Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Godinho, Claudia da Cunha; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes (2014) [Artigo de periódico]
      The definition of successful aging and identification of predictors have been extensively reviewed, less attention however, has been given to the role of this condition on mortality. Objective: To evaluate the effect of ...
    • Estudo da inteligência em esquizofrênicos medida pela escala Weschler 

      Kaefer, Heloisa; Belmonte-de-Abreu, Paulo Silva; Machado, Maria Helena Ferreira; Lobato, Maria Inês Rodrigues; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Sanchez, Patrícia Castellano; Baron, Ana Lúcia Duarte; Souza, Sônia Beatriz Cócaro de; Silveira, Esalba Maria Carvalho; Fialho, Marcelo B.; Schestatsky, Gustavo; Brincas, Maria Cristina (1994) [Artigo de periódico]
      O desempenho cognitivo (DC) de 25 esquizofrênicos ambulatoriais diagnosticados pelos critérios da DSM-III-R é comparado com o de 28 controles sadios, balanceados por idade e educação. O desempenho cognitivo foi medido pela ...
    • Evaluation of behavioral states among morning and evening active healthy individuals 

      Hidalgo, Maria Paz Loayza; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Cardoso, L.; Preussler, Cintia Medeiros; Nunes, C. E.; Tavares, R.; Posser, Mirelle S.; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes (2002) [Artigo de periódico]
      The Horne-Östberg questionnaire partly covers some factors that may be important determinants of peak time and characterize patterns of behavior. We conducted a study for the evaluation of self-reported behavioral states ...
    • General psychiatric or depressive symptoms were not predictive for mortality in a healthy elderly cohort in Southern Brazil 

      Cerveira, Maria Otilia; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Franz, Adelar Pedro; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes (2008) [Artigo de periódico]
      General psychiatric symptoms may interfere with the ability of individuals to take care of their health, to get involved with activities and develop social abilities, thereby increasing risk of death. Objective: To evaluate ...
    • How many items from a word list can Alzheimer’s disease patients and normal controls recall? : do they recall in a similar way? 

      Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de (2007) [Artigo de periódico]
      The serial position effect occurs when individuals are asked to recall a list of information that exceeds normal attention span. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients show lower scores on word span recall tests when compared ...
    • Neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main determinant of caregiver burden in Alzheimer’s disease 

      Kochhann, Renata; Borba, Ericksen Mielle; Cerveira, Maria Otilia; Onyszko, Diego Cristiano; Jesus, Alyne Gonçalves de; Forster, Leticia M.K.; Carthery-Goulart, Maria Teresa; chaves,luisa; Godinho, Claudia da Cunha; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes (2011) [Artigo de periódico]
      Caregiver burden is common in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), decreasing the quality of life among caregivers and patients. Projections of aging and aging-related diseases such as AD in developing countries justify additional ...
    • Predictors of the progression of dementia severity in Brazilian patients with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia 

      Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Kohler, Cristiano André; Kaye, Jeffrey (2010) [Artigo de periódico]
      Introduction. This study evaluates the progression of dementia and identifies prognostic risk factors for dementia. Methods. A group of 80 Brazilian community residents with dementia (34 with Alzheimer’s disease and 46 ...
    • Schizophrenia in males of cognitive performance : discriminative and diagnostic values 

      Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes (2002) [Artigo de periódico]
      Objetivo: Avaliar os valores discriminativos e diagnósticos de testes neuropsicológicos na identificação de pacientes com esquizofrenia. Métodos: Estudo transversal com 36 pacientes ambulatoriais esquizofrênicos masculinos ...
    • Serum levels of S100B and NSE proteins in Alzheimer’s disease patients 

      Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes; Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Ferreira, Eduardo Daura; Piazenski, Isabel; Kochhann, Renata; Dall'Igna, Oscar Phelippe Permigotti; Mazzini, Guilherme da Silva; Souza, Diogo Onofre Gomes de; Portela, Luis Valmor Cruz (2010) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: Alzheimer’s disease is the most common dementia in the elderly, and the potential of peripheral biochemical markers as complementary tools in the neuropsychiatric evaluation of these patients has claimed further ...
    • Validity of the Brazilian version of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q) 

      Pádua, Analuiza Camozzato de; Bottino, Cássio Machado de Campos; Kochhann, Renata; Massochini, Graziela Santos; Chaves, Marcia Lorena Fagundes (2015) [Artigo de periódico]
      The NPI-Q (Neuropsychiatry Inventory-Questionnaire) was developed to facilitate the evaluation of neuropsychiatric symptoms. This study evaluated the internal consistency, the test-retest reliability of the Brazilian NPI-Q ...