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Ilaria Cova
Researcher at University of Milan
Publications - 42
Citations - 630
Ilaria Cova is an academic researcher from University of Milan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dementia & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 34 publications receiving 432 citations. Previous affiliations of Ilaria Cova include King's College London & Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico.
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Weight Loss Predicts Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease
Ilaria Cova,Francesca Clerici,Annalia Rossi,Valentina Cucumo,Roberta Ghiretti,Laura Maggiore,Simone Pomati,Daniela Galimberti,Elio Scarpini,Claudio Mariani,Barbara Caracciolo +10 more
TL;DR: Weight loss is common in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and it could be a marker of impending AD in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and improve prognostic accuracy, if accelerated progression to AD would be shown.
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Diagnostic biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease at a glance: where are we?
Ilaria Cova,Alberto Priori +1 more
TL;DR: In this evaluative review, information on potential diagnostic biomarkers for use in the clinical and preclinical stages of PD is summarized.
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Does vascular burden contribute to the progression of mild cognitive impairment to dementia
Francesca Clerici,Barbara Caracciolo,Ilaria Cova,Susanna Fusari Imperatori,Laura Maggiore,Daniela Galimberti,Elio Scarpini,Claudio Mariani,Laura Fratiglioni +8 more
TL;DR: Accelerated progression of MCI to dementia and AD is to be expected when VRFs and VDs occur together with WMLs.
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Worldwide trends in the prevalence of dementia
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Body mass index predicts progression of mild cognitive impairment to dementia
Ilaria Cova,Francesca Clerici,Laura Maggiore,Simone Pomati,Valentina Cucumo,Roberta Ghiretti,Daniela Galimberti,Elio Scarpini,Claudio Mariani,Barbara Caracciolo +9 more
TL;DR: BMI predicted progression of MCI to dementia and AD, and underweight was associated with a higher risk of dementia, suggesting that BMI assessment may improve the prognostic accuracy ofMCI in clinical practice.