"Dementia" 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.
An acquired organic mental disorder with loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. The dysfunction is multifaceted and involves memory, behavior, personality, judgment, attention, spatial relations, language, abstract thought, and other executive functions. The intellectual decline is usually progressive, and initially spares the level of consciousness.
| Descriptor ID |
D003704
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.380 F03.615.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Dementia- Dementia
- Dementias
- Amentia
- Amentias
Senile Paranoid Dementia- Senile Paranoid Dementia
- Dementias, Senile Paranoid
- Paranoid Dementia, Senile
- Paranoid Dementias, Senile
- Senile Paranoid Dementias
Familial Dementia- Familial Dementia
- Dementia, Familial
- Dementias, Familial
- Familial Dementias
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dementia" by people in Profiles.
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APOE-e4 carriership and dementia risk over 10 years among Asian American and White older adults. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Jul; 22(7):e71615.
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Caregivers with poorer health are less likely to engage in an intervention to prepare for their own health care emergency. Gerontologist. 2026 06 09; 66(7).
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"Just put the heart into it and go with the flow": Family preparedness for a good end-of-life for people with dementia from perspectives of active family caregivers and healthcare professionals in Vietnam. Gerontologist. 2026 06 09; 66(7).
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Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and Dementia Risk in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jun 01; 9(6):e2619985.
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Diagnostic Agreement and Prognostic Value of Clinically Interpreted CT vs MRI for Incidentally Discovered Covert Cerebrovascular Disease. Neurology. 2026 Jun 23; 106(12):e218058.
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Family Caregiver Perspectives on Advance Care Planning Discussions for Residents With Dementia Led by Trained Nursing Home Staff: Insights From the APPROACHES Project. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 May; 27(5):106154.
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Baseline Dementia Prevalence and Subtypes in Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Multicenter Study From a Large Integrated Health Care Delivery System. Perm J. 2026 06 15; 30(2):5-13.
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Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among transfeminine adults: A cohort study. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Mar; 22(3):e71277.
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Recombinant zoster vaccine is associated with a reduced risk of dementia. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 09; 17(1).
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Introduction to Supplement Issue: Sensory loss in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. J Alzheimers Dis. 2026 Mar; 110(1_suppl):S3-S5.