Hand fine motor skill disability correlates with dementia severity

Liou, Wei Chin; Chan, Lung; Hong, Chien Tai; Chou, Wei‐Yang; Yen, Chia Feng; Liao, Hua; Chen, Jia Hung; Liou, Tsan Hon

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2020.104168

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“…Visuospatial perception impairment has been found in patients with dementia ( Schmidtke and Olbrich, 2007 ), but it has not been measured in older adults with MCI. Deficits in perceptual-motor coordination have been reported in adults with neurocognitive disease, such as adults with mild intellectual disability ( Carmeli et al, 2008 ) and dementia ( Liou et al, 2020 ). This subdomain of the PMF seems to be affected in adults with neurocognitive deficits; however, there is insufficient information to summarize the effect of MCI on the subdomains of the PMF.…”

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The age differences and effect of mild cognitive impairment on perceptual-motor and executive functions

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It is unclear whether the decline in executive function (EF) and perceptual-motor function (PMF) found in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is the result of a normal aging process or due to MCI. This study aimed to determine age-related and MCI-related cognitive impairments of the EF and PMF. The EF and PMF were investigated across four groups of 240 participants, 60 in each group, including early adult, middle adult, older adult, and older adult with probable MCI. The EF, working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility were evaluated using digit span backward tasks, the Stroop color-word test, and the modified switching verbal fluency test, respectively. The PMF, visual perception, visuoconstructional reasoning, and perceptual-motor coordination were evaluated using the clock reading test, stick design test, and stick catching test, respectively. Group differences were found for all subdomains of EF and PMF (p < 0.05), except for perceptual-motor coordination, indicating that this subdomain could be maintained in older adults and was not affected by MCI. For the age difference, working memory, cognitive flexibility, visual perception, and visuoconstructional reasoning remained stable across middle adults and started to decline in older adults, while cognitive inhibition began to decrease in middle adults and it further declined in older adults. To control the confounding effect of education level, the results showed that only cognitive flexibility was further decreased in older adults with probable MCI compared to those without MCI (p < 0.05). In conclusion, cognitive inhibition decreased earlier in middle adults, whereas EF and PMF started to decline in older adults. Cognitive flexibility was the only MCI-sensitive cognitive function.

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The age differences and effect of mild cognitive impairment on perceptual-motor and executive functions

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“…The number of the subjects was as small as 12 with wider range of ages. Consequently, current study is a pilot cohort study, and future study will be with enough number with similar quality of the subjects, the adoption of other markers, evaluation methods and comparison methods [21][22][23][24][25].…”

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Masking Tape Art-Work May Provide Beneficial Positive Effects

Saijo

Tanaka

Bando

et al. 2021

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Background: The authors and colleagues have been involved in treatment and care for the elderly with rehabilitation, Integrative Medicine (IM), art in hospitals for artworks using masking tape. Combined together, we conducted a pilot study for medical application of masking tape art-work for elderly subjects. Subjects and Methods: Subjects enrolled were 12 elderly patients with dementia regularly coming to day care center for rehabilitation (M/F 3/9, 78-100 years, 88.3±6.0 years). As methods, masking tape has been known as Washi Tape (wa=Japanese and shi=paper), which is adhesive tape easily to stick and peel off for decorative work. Protocol included i) working 2-3 times a week, ii) sticking masking tape on a rough sketch paper, iii) evaluation of several biomarkers before and after the intervention. Results: i) Artworks were performed satisfactory for each case, ii) grasping power (right) showed increasing tendency from 13.5±7.7kg to 14.8±6.8kg (p=0.11), iii) vitality test showed significantly increase (p=0.02). Discussion and Conclusion: Artworks of masking tape seem to be beneficial for improving grasping power and psychological condition. This study included other biomarkers such as Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), pinch power, language word test and Barthel index. We plan to develop further detail analyses in the future research.

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“…All factors could be affected at different speeds, and all of them have to be taken into consideration during dementia evaluation [24,25]. Movements, general slowness, and fine motor skills could start before the development of the cognitive problems in dementia [26].…”

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An Innovative Framework for Integrative Rehabilitation in Dementia

Bragin¹,

Bragin²

2022

Alzheimer's Disease

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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with multiple pathophysiological mechanisms affecting every organ and system in the body. Cerebral hypoperfusion, hypoxia, mitochondrial failure, abnormal protein deposition, multiple neurotransmitters and synaptic failures, white matter lesions, and inflammation, along with sensory-motor system dysfunctions, hypodynamia, sarcopenia, muscle spasticity, muscle hypoxia, digestive problems, weight loss, and immune system alterations. Rehabilitation of AD patients is an emerging concept aimed at achieving optimum levels of physical and psychological functioning in the presence of aging, neurodegenerative processes, and progression of chronic medical illnesses. We hypothesize that the simultaneous implementation of multiple rehabilitation modalities can delay the progression of mild into moderate dementia. This chapter highlights recent research related to a novel treatment model aimed at modifying the natural course of AD and delaying cognitive decline for medically ill community-dwelling patients with dementia. For practical implementation of rehabilitation in AD, the standardized treatment protocols are warranted.

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Hand fine motor skill disability correlates with dementia severity

Cited by 23 publications

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The age differences and effect of mild cognitive impairment on perceptual-motor and executive functions

The age differences and effect of mild cognitive impairment on perceptual-motor and executive functions

Masking Tape Art-Work May Provide Beneficial Positive Effects

An Innovative Framework for Integrative Rehabilitation in Dementia

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