"Cognitive Dysfunction" 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.
Diminished or impaired mental and/or intellectual function.
| Descriptor ID |
D060825
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.615.250.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Cognitive Dysfunction- Cognitive Dysfunction
- Cognitive Dysfunctions
- Dysfunction, Cognitive
- Dysfunctions, Cognitive
- Cognitive Impairments
- Cognitive Impairment
- Impairment, Cognitive
- Impairments, Cognitive
Mild Cognitive Impairment- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Cognitive Impairment, Mild
- Cognitive Impairments, Mild
- Impairment, Mild Cognitive
- Impairments, Mild Cognitive
- Mild Cognitive Impairments
- Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
- Disorder, Mild Neurocognitive
- Disorders, Mild Neurocognitive
- Mild Neurocognitive Disorders
- Neurocognitive Disorder, Mild
- Neurocognitive Disorders, Mild
Cognitive Decline- Cognitive Decline
- Cognitive Declines
- Decline, Cognitive
- Declines, Cognitive
- Mental Deterioration
- Deterioration, Mental
- Deteriorations, Mental
- Mental Deteriorations
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cognitive Dysfunction" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cognitive Dysfunction" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cognitive Dysfunction" by people in Profiles.
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Lifecourse socioeconomic status and subjective cognitive decline among diverse older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2026 Jul 01; 81(8).
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Social network characteristics and cognitive function, decline, and mortality: A joint modeling approach. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Jul; 22(7):e71600.
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Neuropathology in a diverse cohort of oldest-old: The LifeAfter90 study. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Jul; 22(7):e71634.
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Midlife hypertension and late-life cognition: weighting the LifeAfter90 study. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Jun; 22(6):e71544.
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Timing of retirement and cognitive decline among older black adults: Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR). Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Apr; 22(4):e71372.
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Hearing impairment and cognitive decline: Alternative explanations to causality. J Alzheimers Dis. 2026 Mar; 110(1_suppl):S25-S29.
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The impact of volunteering on cognition and cognitive decline in older diverse cohorts: KHANDLE and STAR. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 01; 22(1):e71169.
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Racial and ethnic differences in the associations of sensory impairments with cognition in older United States adults. J Alzheimers Dis. 2026 Mar; 110(1_suppl):S141-S151.
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Machine learning diagnosis of cognitive impairment and dementia in harmonized older adult cohorts. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Aug; 21(8):e70508.
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Modeling the importance of life exposure factors on memory performance in diverse older adults: A machine learning approach. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Aug; 21(8):e70428.