Journal article
Resilience to cognitive impairment in the oldest-old: Design of the EMIF-AD 90 study
N Legdeur, M Badissi, SF Carter, S De Crom, A Van De Kreeke, R Vreeswijk, MC Trappenburg, ML Oudega, HL Koek, JP Van Campen, CJPW Keijsers, C Amadi, R Hinz, MF Gordon, G Novak, J Podhorna, E Serné, F Verbraak, M Yaqub, A Hillebrand Show all
BMC Geriatrics | BMC | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: The oldest-old (subjects aged 90 years and older) population represents the fastest growing segment of society and shows a high dementia prevalence rate of up to 40%. Only a few studies have investigated protective factors for cognitive impairment in the oldest-old. The EMIF-AD 90+ Study aims to identify factors associated with resilience to cognitive impairment in the oldest-old. In this paper we reviewed previous studies on cognitive resilience in the oldest-old and described the design of the EMIF-AD 90+ Study. Methods: The EMIF-AD 90+ Study aimed to enroll 80 cognitively normal subjects and 40 subjects with cognitive impairment aged 90 years or older. Cognitive impairment was..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The EMIF-AD 90+ Study was funded by the EU/EFPIA Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking EMIF grant agreement no. 115372. FB is supported by the NIHR UCLH biomedical research centre.