Alice Cronin-Golomb, Patrick R. Hof's Vision in Alzheimer's disease PDF

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By Alice Cronin-Golomb, Patrick R. Hof

ISBN-10: 3805577575

ISBN-13: 9783805577571

Visible disorder is regularly occurring in Alzheimer's sickness and in comparable problems reminiscent of posterior cortical atrophy and Down syndrome. The neuropathology of those issues impacts mind components that strategy low-level imaginative and prescient in addition to higher-order cognition and a focus. This quantity spans the diversity of themes on imaginative and prescient, from constitution (retinal and cortical) to operate (cortical activation) to behaviour (perception, cognition, awareness, hallucinations, and daily activities). The chapters jointly point out that lower-level visible deficits can give a contribution to, or masquerade as, higher-order cognitive impairments. As vital, they recommend that vision-based interventions may well increase sufferers' lives. An rising topic is that the research of adaptations in visual-system pathology, habit, and genetic possibility will most likely supply insights into common Alzheimer's disorder in addition to similar stipulations.

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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2000;41:1783–1790. 117 Wall M, Neahring RK, Woodward KR: Sensitivity and specificity of frequency doubling perimetry in neuro-ophthalmic disorders: A comparison with conventional automated perimetry. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002;43:1277–1283. 118 Bayer AU, Erb C: Short wavelength automated perimetry, frequency doubling technology perimetry, and pattern electroretinography for prediction of progressive glaucomatous standard visual field defects. Ophthalmology 2002;109:1009–1017.

Lyketsos et al. [125] found that bright light therapy improved sleep patterns, but it did not lead to improvement of agitated behaviors. Gasio et al. [126] also found that light treatment changed the circadian rhythms of sleep patterns by inducing a small advancement of the circadian rest-activity cycle and inducing an earlier onset of the most restful period of the night. They did not investigate agitation response. Van Someren et al. [127] not only looked at individuals with AD, but included those with severe vision loss or blindness.

Visuospatial Variants of AD In recent years, several studies in humans have shown that many AD patients initially present with prominent visual and visuospatial symptoms. Since NFT and SP formation represent a reliable correlate of the disconnection of certain corticocortical pathways, the identifiable clinical deficits observed in such AD cases may be directly linked to the disconnection that has occurred. In these cases, the visual impairment affects specific aspects of visual function [38–41].

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