VASCULAR DEMENTIA COGNITIVE, FUNCTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT OF COGNITIVE NEUROLOGY AND AGING OF THE BRAZILIAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY. PART II.

Vascular dementia Cognitive, functional and behavioral assessment Recommendations of the Scientific Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology. Part II.

Abstract Vascular dementia (VaD) is the most prevalent form Cleats of secondary dementia and the second most common of all dementias.The present paper aims to define guidelines on the basic principles for treating patients with suspected VaD (and vascular cognitive impairment - no dementia) using an evidence-based approach.The material was retrieve

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Barriers Influencing Vaccine Development Timelines, Identification, Causal Analysis, and Prioritization of Key Barriers by KOLs in General and Covid-19 Vaccine R&D

A frequently mentioned factor holding back the introduction of new vaccines on the market are their prohibitively long development timelines.These hamper their potential societal benefit and impairs the ability to quickly respond to emerging new pathogens.This is especially worrisome since new pathogens are emerging at all-time high rates of over o

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Host modulation by a parasite: how Leishmania infantum modifies the intestinal environment of Lutzomyia longipalpis to favor its development.

Some reports have described the interference of Leishmania on sand flies physiology, and such behavior most likely evolved to favor the development and transmission of the parasite.Most of these studies showed that Leishmania could modulate the level of proteases in the midgut after an infective blood meal, and decreased proteolytic activity is ind

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Coronavirus-19 and malaria: The great mimics

The use of SARS-CoV-2 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits by some African countries for screening has raised serious concerns over their role in malaria areas.Coupled with a lack of adequate personal protective equipment and the scarcity of knowledge on the possible Wall Shelf Set (3/CN) interaction between malaria and COVID-19 both in terms of presen

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