Browsing by Subject "cognition"

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    • Acute cognitive effects of donepezil in young, healthy volunteers 

      Zaninotto, Ana L. C. [UNIFESP]; Bueno, Orlando F. A. [UNIFESP]; Pradella-Hallinan, Marcia [UNIFESP]; Tufik, Sergio [UNIFESP]; Rusted, Jenny; Stough, Con; Pompeia, Sabine [UNIFESP] (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009-08-01)
      Objective the acute nootropic potential of donepezil in young healthy volunteers has not been adequately investigated mainly because in previous studies: (1) effects were assessed before peak-plasma concentration (Tmax) ...

    • Acute efects of the Paulinia cupana, Guaraná on the cognition of normal volunteers 

      Galduróz, José Carlos Fernandes [UNIFESP]; Carlini, Elisaldo Araujo [UNIFESP] (Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM, 1994-09-01)
      The authors studied the acute effects of Guaraná, when compared to caffeine and placebo, (double blind study) on cognition, anxiety and sleep in 30 normal volunteers. Although results were negative it cannot be concluded ...

    • Acute glucocorticoid effects on the multicomponent model of working memory 

      Vaz, Leonardo Jose [UNIFESP]; Pradella-Hallinan, Marcia [UNIFESP]; Amodeo Bueno, Orlando Francisco [UNIFESP]; Pompeia, Sabine [UNIFESP] (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-10-01)
      Objective in comparison with basal physiological levels, acute, high levels of cortisol affect learning and memory. Despite reports of cortisol-induced episodic memory effects, no study has used a comprehensive battery of ...

    • Attention impairment associated with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients with mild incapacity 

      Balsimelli, Silvia; Mendes, Maria Fernanda; Bertolucci, Paulo Henrique Ferreira [UNIFESP]; Tilbery, Charles Peter (Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO, 2007-06-01)
      Neuropsychological studies have consistently reported cognitive dysfunctions associated with multiple sclerosis. One-hundred fifteen subjects with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) were compared with forty ...

    • Avaliação cognitiva em dependentes de crack internados para tratamento 

      Almeida, Priscila Previato de [UNIFESP] (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2014-09-26)
      Cocaine consumption has become a problem worldwide, especially after the emergence of crack, its smoked form. Today the surveys show a significant decrease in consumption in North America, but in Brazil and other countries ...

    • Avaliação da relação entre funções cognitivas, ansiedade e depressão em mulheres com fibromialgia 

      Panico, Rubens Goulart [UNIFESP] (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2014-02-26)
      Fibromyalgia is the second most common rheumatologic disease in Brazil. Its prevalence varies between 2.5 % and 4.4 % population, affecting predominantly woman. Several studies have demonstrated the occurrence of cognitive ...

    • Avaliação dos aspectos cognitivo, autonômico e do sono em pacientes com atrofia de múltiplos sistemas 

      Barcelos, Lorena Broseghini [UNIFESP] (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2016-11-29)
      Objective: To evaluate the cognitive impairment, autonomic and sleep disturbances in subtype MSA-P versus MSA-C. Introduction: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of unknown etiology ...

    • Avaliações Cognitivas e da Atenção Sustentada na Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono de Grau Leve 

      Carneiro, Aline de Almeida Millani Gomes [UNIFESP] (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2016-07-31)
      Introduction: Evidence of related cognitive repercussions in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has been well investigated in the literature. However, most of the present studies assess patients with moderate/severe OSA. ...

    • Ayahuasca in adolescence: A neuropsychological assessment 

      Doering-Silveira, Evelyn; Lopez, Enrique; Grob, Charles S.; Rios, Marlene Dobkin de; Alonso, Luisa K.; Tacla, Cristiane; Shirakawa, Itiro; Bertolucci, Paulo H.; Da Silveira, Dartiu X. (Haight-ashbury Publ, 2005-06-01)
      The purpose of the study was to evaluate neuropsychologically adolescents who use ayahuasca in a religious context. A battery of neuropsychological tests was administered to adolescents who use ayahuasca. These subjects ...

    • Brain health and cognitive and mood disorders in ageing women 

      Silva, Ivaldo [UNIFESP]; Naftolin, Frederick (Elsevier B.V., 2013-10-01)
      Improved medical, economic and socio-cultural conditions have increased life expectancy, especially for women. the incidence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, psychiatric and degenerative brain diseases, especially stroke ...