Brenda Lee Plassman

Journal article Ann Neurol · September 2011 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Estimates of incident dementia, and cognitive impairment, not dementia (CIND) (or the related mild cognitive impairment) are important for public health and clinical care policy. In this paper, we report US national incidence rates for dementia ... Full text Link to item Cite

Systematic review: factors associated with risk for and possible prevention of cognitive decline in later life.

Journal article Ann Intern Med · August 3, 2010 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Many biological, behavioral, social, and environmental factors may contribute to the delay or prevention of cognitive decline. PURPOSE: To summarize evidence about putative risk and protective factors for cognitive decline in older adults and t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence of cognitive impairment without dementia in the United States.

Journal article Ann Intern Med · March 18, 2008 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment without dementia is associated with increased risk for disability, increased health care costs, and progression to dementia. There are no population-based prevalence estimates of this condition in the United States. OBJECTI ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence of dementia in the United States: the aging, demographics, and memory study.

Journal article Neuroepidemiology · 2007 Featured Publication AIM: To estimate the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias in the USA using a nationally representative sample. METHODS: The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study sample was composed of 856 individuals aged 71 years and older from the ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Documented head injury in early adulthood and risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Journal article Neurology · October 24, 2000 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The association between antecedent head injury and AD is inconsistent. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between early adult head injury, as documented by military hospital records, and dementia in late life; and to evaluate the interaction ... Full text Link to item Cite