Reading aloud and arithmetic calculation improve frontal function of people with dementia.

Kawashima, Ryuta; Okita, Katsuo; Yamazaki, Ritsumi; Tajima, Nobumoto; Yoshida, Hajime; Taira, Masato; Iwata, Kazuki; Sasaki, Takeo; Maeyama, Katsujiro; Usui, Nobuo; Sugimoto, Koji

Kawashima, Ryuta; Okita, Katsuo; Yamazaki, Ritsumi; Tajima, Nobumoto; Yoshida, Hajime; Taira, Masato; Iwata, Kazuki; Sasaki, Takeo; Maeyama, Katsujiro; Usui, Nobuo; Sugimoto, Koji.

Affiliation

Kawashima R; NICHe, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aobaku Sendai 980-8579, Japan. ryuta@idac.tohoku.ac.jp

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci ; 60(3): 380-4, 2005 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15860478

Subject(s)

Dementia/rehabilitation; Frontal Lobe/physiology; Mathematics; Memory Disorders/prevention & control; Reading; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging/physiology; Case-Control Studies; Cognition Disorders/diagnosis; Cognition Disorders/rehabilitation; Dementia/diagnosis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Geriatric Assessment; Humans; Male; Neuropsychological Tests; Probability; Sensitivity and Specificity; Severity of Illness Index; Task Performance and Analysis; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Reading / Dementia / Frontal Lobe / Mathematics / Memory Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci Journal subject: GERIATRIA Year: 2005 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Japan Country of publication: United States

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