| An overview of nonpathological geroneuropsychology: implications for nursing practice and research. | |
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PMID: 22210304 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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One aspect of successful aging is maintaining cognitive functioning, which includes both subjective cognitive functioning and objective cognitive functioning even in lieu of subtle cognitive deficits that occur with normal, nonpathological aging. Age-related cognitive deficits emerge across several domains including attention, memory, language, speed of processing, executive, and psychomotor, just to name a few. A primary theory explaining such cognitive deficits is cognitive reserve theory; it posits that biological factors such as demyelination and oxidative stress interfere with neuronal communication, which eventually produces observable deficits in cognitive functioning. Therefore, it is important to maintain or improve cognitive reserve to augment cognitive functioning in later life. This article provides a general overview of the principles of geroneuropsychology along with implications for nursing practice and research. |
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Authors:
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David E Vance; Martha A Graham; Pariya L Fazeli; Karen Heaton; Linda Moneyham |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Volume: 44 ISSN: 1945-2810 ISO Abbreviation: J Neurosci Nurs Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-01-02 Completed Date: 2012-05-03 Revised Date: 2013-04-08 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8603596 Medline TA: J Neurosci Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 43-53 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. devance@uab.edu |
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Aged Aging / physiology, psychology* Animals Clinical Nursing Research / methods* Cognition / physiology Cognition Disorders / nursing*, physiopathology Geriatric Nursing / methods* Humans Neuropsychology / methods* |
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P30 AG022838-06/AG/NIA NIH HHS |
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