"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 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1998 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2010 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2012 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dementia" by people in Profiles.
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Health System, Community-Based, or Usual Dementia Care for Persons With Dementia and Caregivers: The D-CARE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 Mar 18; 333(11):950-961.
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Urinary Metal Levels, Cognitive Test Performance, and Dementia in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Dec 02; 7(12):e2448286.
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The Evolution in Dementia Caregiving Research: NIA's Catalyst Role. Gerontologist. 2024 Dec 01; 64(12).
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Benefits of Tadalafil and Sildenafil on Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease, and Dementia. Am J Med. 2025 Mar; 138(3):441-448.e3.
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More than dollars: Healthcare utilization among spouses of persons with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Oct; 72(10):2969-2971.
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Needs of family caregivers of hospitalised adults with dementia during care transitions: a qualitative study in a US Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital. BMJ Open. 2024 08 21; 14(8):e087231.
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Long-Term Dementia Risk in Parkinson Disease. Neurology. 2024 Sep 10; 103(5):e209699.
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Discussing "Associations of Folate/Folic Acid Supplementation Alone and in Combination With Other B Vitamins on Dementia Risk and Brain Structure". J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 Aug 01; 79(8).
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LPS-induced whole-blood cytokine production and depressive symptoms in dementia spousal caregivers: The moderating effect of childhood trauma. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2024 Oct; 168:107140.
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High-Sensitivity Troponin T, NT-proBNP, and Cognitive Outcomes in SPRINT. Hypertension. 2024 Sep; 81(9):1956-1965.