Cognitive loss in the elderly

Authors

  • David Gonçalves Nordon FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Rodrigo Rejtman Guimarães FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Debora Yuriko Kozonoe FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Victor Sabbadim Mancilha FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Vicente Spinola Dias Neto FCMS/PUC-SP

Keywords:

aging, brain, cognition, elderly.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Brain ageing is an inevitable process, which can, however, be delayed with physical and mental exercises and healthy habits. It is caused mainly by neuronal death and the accumulation of certain substances, such as neurofibrillary tangles and beta-amyloid protein plaques, which are precursors of several types of dementias, as, for instance, Alzheimer's disease and Lewy's bodies dementia. In this article, the processes of brain ageing and the main types of dementia and their diagnosis in our environment are reviewed.

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Author Biographies

David Gonçalves Nordon, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Rodrigo Rejtman Guimarães, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Debora Yuriko Kozonoe, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmica do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Victor Sabbadim Mancilha, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Vicente Spinola Dias Neto, FCMS/PUC-SP

Professor do Depto. de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Published

2009-09-28

How to Cite

Nordon, D. G., Guimarães, R. R., Kozonoe, D. Y., Mancilha, V. S., & Neto, V. S. D. (2009). Cognitive loss in the elderly. Revista Da Faculdade De Ciências Médicas De Sorocaba, 11(3), 5–8. Retrieved from https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/1874

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Section

Review