title: [Internal medicine and cognitive decline in seniors].
abstract: Authors show the situation in diagnostics and treatment of cognitive deterioration in elderly. There are stressed chronic diseases influencing significantly influencing the development of dementia. Adequate treatment of these diseases was proved as a factor delaying the cognitive decline. The relationship between different groups of medications and cognitive performance are discussed. The importance of nutrition of elderly and possible microelements deficits are mentioned--specially group B vitamines, polyunsaturated fatty acids etc. Special part of the article show the importance of physical and psychical activities from the cognition point of view. Depression is discussed as a potentiating factor of dementia development. The table of recommendations to preventive, prophylactical and diagnostic measures how to improve the management of cognitive deterioration in elderly.
authors.affiliation: Klinika interní geriatrie a praktického Iékarství Lékarské fakulty MU a FN Brno. hkubes@med.muni.cz
authors.forename: H Matejovská
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kubesová
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meluzínová
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003704:Dementia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors