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Subjective sleep parameters in prodromal Alzheimer’s disease: a case-control study
Borges,Conrado R.; Piovezan,Ronaldo D.; Poyares,Dalva R.; Busatto Filho,Geraldo; Studart-Neto,Adalberto; Coutinho,Artur M.; Tufik,SergioObjective: People with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia have impaired sleep. However, the characteristics of sleep in the early stages of AD are not well known, and studies with the aid of biomarkers are lacking. We assessed the subjective sleep characteristics of non-demented older adults and compared their amyloid profiles. Methods: We enrolled 30 participants aged ≥ 60 years, with no dementia or major clini...
Operationalized definition of older adults with high cognitive performance
Borelli,Wyllians Vendramini; Carmona,Karoline Carvalho; Studart-Neto,Adalberto; Nitrini,Ricardo; Caramelli,Paulo; Costa,Jaderson Costa daABSTRACT Recently, there has been an increasing number of studies on exceptional cognitive aging. Herein, we aim to objectively provide the operationalized characterization of older adults with unusually high memory ability. Some authors have defined them as “SuperAgers”, individuals aged 80 years or older with memory ability similar or superior to middle-aged subjects. On the other hand, the terminology “high-...