Assessment and Rehabilitation of Cognitive Frailty Related to Ageing and Neurodegenerative Conditions
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurodegenerative Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 1606
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ageing and dementia studies; healthy brain; healthy ageing; prevention; mental health; cognition; psychosocial intervention
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cognitive frailty is a relatively new term that requires an in depth understanding to not only establish the clinical syndrome and its assessment for the purpose of early detection but also apply scientific evidence to reverse the course of cognitive frailty. Cognitive frailty (CF) is a clinical manifestation presenting with evidence of combined mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and physical frailty (PF). There is a clear lack of follow-up and longitudinal studies to advance our understanding of the impact of interventions in delaying or preventing this condition, which may play a vital role in reducing the risk of dementia. Like any other neurogenerative disorder, the major risk factor for cognitive frailty is advanced age. Cognitive frailty has been identified as a significant predictor of dementia, and recently emerging evidence indicates that early detection combined with concurrent cognitive and physical intervention has the potential to reverse the condition, thus preventing or delaying the onset of dementia. However, this approach requires an in depth understanding and thorough investigation of the assessment, detection, and rehabilitation (e.g., cognitive training, lifestyle intervention, multidomain intervention, etc.) of cognitive frailty in our efforts to improve brain health.
In this Brain Sciences Special Issue, we invite researchers to submit work on a broad range of topics, from the basic to the advanced, in areas covering the early detection, screening, assessment, and rehabilitation of cognitive frailty related to ageing and neurodegenerative conditions. We look forward to assisting authors in sharing their findings in the form of original research articles and review articles.
Dr. Ponnusamy Subramaniam
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cognitive frailty
- Alzheimer’s disease
- dementia
- cognitive impairment
- physical frailty
- prevention
- risk reduction
- screening
- cognitive training
- lifestyle intervention
