Cognitive Stimulation in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Latest Scientific Evidence to Inform Clinical Practice
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 January 2022) | Viewed by 6566
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cognitive functions; experimental and clinical studies of neurodegenerative diseases; neuropsychological assessment; neuropsychological rehabilitation
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Interests: frontal lobe; executive functions: fluid intelligence; theory of mind; cogntive rehabilitation; neurodegenerative diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the launch of a Special Issue for the journal Medicina, devoted to the investigation of cognitive stimulation in neurodegenerative diseases.
Neurodegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and Multiple Sclerosis) are a global emergency, due to their extremely high incidence and prevalence. One of the key clinical features of these disorders is cognitive impairment, which has a tremendous impact on patients’ condition. The presence of cognitive deficits is strongly associated with reduced functionality in everyday activities and lower quality of life in both the patients and caregivers; thus, cognitive stimulation strategies are now recognized as a crucial aspect of the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
This Special Issue aims to attract empirical articles investigating the cognitive stimulation of patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Computerized cognitive stimulation studies in neurodegenerative diseases
- Interdisciplinary approaches in the rehabilitation of neurodegenerative diseases
- Neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and optical imaging studies of cognitive stimulation in neurodegenerative conditions
- Studies using Virtual Reality technologies for cognitive stimulation purposes of neurodegenerative patients
- Studies using novel technologies to assist cognitively-impaired patients affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Methodological issues in the investigation of cognitive rehabilitation in neurodegenerative diseases.
Prof. Dr. Marco Cavallo
Dr. Maria Roca
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cognitive impairment
- cognitive stimulation
- neurodegenerative disorders
- neuroimaging
- virtual reality
- interdisciplinary approaches
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