"Dementia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An acquired organic mental disorder with loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. The dysfunction is multifaceted and involves memory, behavior, personality, judgment, attention, spatial relations, language, abstract thought, and other executive functions. The intellectual decline is usually progressive, and initially spares the level of consciousness.
| Descriptor ID |
D003704
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.380 F03.615.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Dementia- Dementia
- Dementias
- Amentia
- Amentias
Senile Paranoid Dementia- Senile Paranoid Dementia
- Dementias, Senile Paranoid
- Paranoid Dementia, Senile
- Paranoid Dementias, Senile
- Senile Paranoid Dementias
Familial Dementia- Familial Dementia
- Dementia, Familial
- Dementias, Familial
- Familial Dementias
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dementia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Dementia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2018 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2019 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dementia" by people in Profiles.
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Resilience in Black/African American Partner Caregivers of Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2025 Jan-Feb; 18(1):21-28.
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External validation of dementia prediction models in Black or African American and White older adults: A longitudinal population-based study in the United States. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Nov; 20(11):7913-7922.
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Identification of Dementia in Medicare Claims Compared to Rigorous Clinical Assessments in African Americans. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 Jan 01; 79(1).
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Cerebral Small Vessel Disease, Hypertension, and Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia. Hypertension. 2024 Jan; 81(1):75-86.
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Dementia Simulation for Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Scoping Review. West J Nurs Res. 2023 11; 45(11):1053-1062.
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Trial of the MIND Diet for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in Older Persons. N Engl J Med. 2023 Aug 17; 389(7):602-611.
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Lifestyle Enrichment in Later Life and Its Association With Dementia Risk. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jul 03; 6(7):e2323690.
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Association of the Mediterranean Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diet With the Risk of Dementia. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 06 01; 80(6):630-638.
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Passive digital markers for Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias: A systematic evidence review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 09; 71(9):2966-2974.
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The association of perceived discrimination with dementia risk in Black older adults. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 10; 19(10):4346-4356.