Dementia

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.380 F03.615.400
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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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Dementia [C10.228.140.380]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Mental Disorders [F03]
Neurocognitive Disorders [F03.615]
Dementia [F03.615.400]

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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.

Bar chart showing 209 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 15 publications in 2019 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	4	0	4
1998	2	0	2
1999	1	0	1
2000	2	0	2
2002	4	0	4
2003	3	0	3
2004	1	0	1
2005	5	1	6
2006	3	0	3
2007	8	3	11
2008	5	1	6
2009	5	0	5
2010	5	0	5
2011	7	2	9
2012	6	0	6
2013	4	2	6
2014	10	2	12
2015	9	0	9
2016	7	4	11
2017	10	2	12
2018	10	1	11
2019	11	4	15
2020	8	0	8
2021	9	0	9
2022	13	0	13
2023	12	0	12
2024	12	3	15
2025	8	0	8

Below are the most recent publications written about "Dementia" by people in Profiles.

Gordon S, Lee JS, Scott TM, Bhupathiraju S, Ordovas J, Kelly RS, Bhadelia R, Koo BB, Bigornia S, Tucker KL, Palacios N. Metabolites and MRI-derived markers of dementia risk in a Puerto Rican cohort. Metabolomics. 2025 Nov 13; 21(6):161.

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Grassi F, Verdicchio M, Cavaliere C, Alfano V, Cerrone M, Di Cecca A, Salvatore E, Nicolai E, Salvatore M, Pappat? S, Aiello M. Evaluation of MR-driven versus MR-free PET/CT spatial normalization approaches for quantification of regional uptake in Dementia. Phys Med. 2025 Oct; 138:105182.

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Reuben DB, Stevens AB, Gill TM, Williamson J, Volpi E, Lichtenstein ML, Jennings LA, Galloway R, Summapund J, Araujo K, Bass D, Weitzman L, Tan ZS, Evertson LC, Yang M, Green AS, Samper-Ternent R, Borek P, Xu Y, Peduzzi P, Greene EJ. Patient and Caregiver Outcomes of Health System, Community-Based, and Usual Dementia Care: A Prespecified Analysis of the Dementia Care Study (D-CARE) Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 10 01; 185(10):1227-1236.

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Yuan Y, Dub? C, Lim E, Xu S, Qu S, McPhillips E, Lapane K. Exploring Chinese Family Caregivers' Experience as They Support Loved Ones With Dementia Transitioning Into Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Study. Res Aging. 2026 Mar-Apr; 48(3-4):213-229.

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Verdicchio M, Grassi F, Esposito G, Cavaliere C, Alfano V, Cerrone M, Pappat? S, Salvatore E, Di Cecca A, Salvatore M, Aiello M. Reliability assessment of accelerated MR sequences for the estimation of structural and vascular markers in dementia. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 16; 15(1):13111.

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Rataj AC, Lapane KL, Ott BR, Baek J, Liang S, Alcusky M. COVID-19 Factors Associated With Medication Changes Among Nursing Home Residents With Dementia. J Appl Gerontol. 2026 Jan; 45(1):17-25.

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Porteny T, Lynch M, Covaleski A, Tjia J, Gazarian P, Reich AJ, Perez S, Kennefick K, Weissman JS, Ladin K. Medical decision-making experiences of persons with dementia and their carepartners: a qualitative study. BMC Palliat Care. 2025 Apr 09; 24(1):99.

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Reuben DB, Gill TM, Stevens A, Williamson J, Volpi E, Lichtenstein M, Jennings LA, Galloway R, Summapund J, Araujo K, Bass D, Weitzman L, Tan ZS, Evertson L, Yang M, Currie K, Green AS, Godoy S, Abraham S, Reese J, Samper-Ternent R, Hirst RM, Borek P, Charpentier P, Meng C, Dziura J, Xu Y, Skokos EA, He Z, Aiudi S, Peduzzi P, Greene EJ. Health System, Community-Based, or Usual Dementia Care for Persons With Dementia and Caregivers: The D-CARE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 03 18; 333(11):950-961.

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Kloske CM, Mahinrad S, Barnum CJ, Batista AF, Bradshaw EM, Butts B, Carrillo MC, Chakrabarty P, Chen X, Craft S, Da Mesquita S, Dabin LC, Devanand D, Duran-Laforet V, Elyaman W, Evans EE, Fitzgerald-Bocarsly P, Foley KE, Harms AS, Heneka MT, Hong S, Huang YA, Jackvony S, Lai L, Guen YL, Lemere CA, Liddelow SA, Martin-Pe?a A, Orr AG, Quintana FJ, Ramey GD, Rexach JE, Rizzo SJS, Sexton C, Tang AS, Torrellas JG, Tsai AP, van Olst L, Walker KA, Wharton W, Tansey MG, Wilcock DM. Advancements in Immunity and Dementia Research: Highlights from the 2023 AAIC Advancements: Immunity Conference. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Jan; 21(1):e14291.

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Son KY, Choi YJ, Kim B, Han K, Hwang S, Jung W, Shin DW, Lim DH. Association between Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Visual Disability and Risk of Dementia: A Nationwide Cohort Study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025 Feb; 26(2):105392.

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