Cognitive Reserve and Executive Cognition in Frontotemporal Dementia 

 
   Lead Investigator:    Chiadi Onyike
   Institution      :    Johns Hopkins
   E-Mail           :    conyike1@jhmi.edu
   Proposal ID      :    80


   Publications:


1  Kielb SA, Okonkwo OC, Sur S, Kortte KB, Onyike CU
   Education, Executive Functions and the Trajectory of Disability in Frontotemporal Dementia
   2010   Abstract  Int'l Conference for Frontotemporal Dementia , 

   ACCEPTED





   Proposal Description:
   Research Aims  1. Examine whether educational attainment influences the trajectory of cognitive and functional decline in FTD.  2. Examine whether executive functions mediate the relationship between educational status and cognitive/functional decline in FTD and AD.  3. Examine for differences between FTD and AD in the effect of executive functions on the relationship between education and cognitive/functional decline.