Bilingualism as a protection against the onset of symptoms of dementia

E Bialystok, FIM Craik, M Freedman - Neuropsychologia, 2007 - Elsevier
This study examined the effect of lifelong bilingualism on maintaining cognitive functioning
and delaying the onset of symptoms of dementia in old age. The sample was selected from …

Sensitivity of revised diagnostic criteria for the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia

…, F Manes, J Grafman, SF Cappa, M Freedman… - Brain, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Based on the recent literature and collective experience, an international consortium developed
revised guidelines for the diagnosis of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia. The …

Delaying the onset of Alzheimer disease: Bilingualism as a form of cognitive reserve

FIM Craik, E Bialystok, M Freedman - Neurology, 2010 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: There is strong epidemiologic evidence to suggest that older adults who maintain
an active lifestyle in terms of social, mental, and physical engagement are protected to …

Cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease: Impact of spirituality, religiosity, and QOL

Y Kaufman, D Anaki, M Binns, M Freedman - Neurology, 2007 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To assess effects of quality of life (QOL), spirituality, and religiosity on rate of
progression of cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease (AD). Methods: In this longitudinal study, …

Clustering and switching on verbal fluency tests in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

…, G Winocur, L Leach, M Freedman - Journal of the …, 1998 - cambridge.org
Two components of verbal fluency performance—clustering (ie, generating words within
subcategories) and switching (ie, shifting between subcategories)—were examined in patients …

[BOOK][B] Clock drawing: A neuropsychological analysis

M Freedman - 1994 - books.google.com
Written by a multi-disciplinary team of experts in neurobehavior, this concise, well-illustrated
book provides long-awaited normative data on clock drawing from ages 20 to 90 years. A …

Consensus criteria for the diagnosis of frontotemporal cognitive and behavioural syndromes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MJ Strong, GM Grace, M Freedman… - Amyotrophic Lateral …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is increasingly recognized to be a multisystem disorder
which includes both clinical and neuropathological features of a frontotemporal lobar …

[HTML][HTML] Presymptomatic cognitive and neuroanatomical changes in genetic frontotemporal dementia in the Genetic Frontotemporal dementia Initiative (GENFI) study …

…, E De Vita, M Masellis, SE Black, M Freedman… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Frontotemporal dementia is a highly heritable neurodegenerative disorder. In
about a third of patients, the disease is caused by autosomal dominant genetic mutations …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical, imaging, and pathological heterogeneity of the Alzheimer's disease syndrome

B Lam, M Masellis, M Freedman, DT Stuss… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2013 - Springer
With increasing knowledge of clinical in vivo biomarkers and the pathological intricacies of
Alzheimer's disease (AD), nosology is evolving. Harmonized consensus criteria that …

Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: 3. Mild cognitive impairment and cognitive impairment without dementia

…, Y Joanette, C Bocti, V Drolet, J Kirk, M Freedman… - Cmaj, 2008 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Mild cognitive impairment and cognitive impairment, no dementia, are emerging
terms that encompass the clinical state between normal cognition and dementia in elderly …