Comorbidities Inducing Mild Cognitive Impairment, an Evaluation of the Risk Caused by some Pathological Conditions

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

Mild cognitive impairment has usually been associated with aging, however, in recent decades with the increase in the prevalence of pathologies such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and even spinal cord injury, it has become evident that a significant percentage of people who suffer from one or more of these diseases are at greater risk of suffering from some level of cognitive impairment that can lead to the development of various types of dementia. In this chapter, we review the main characteristics and mechanisms that promote the development of this type of alteration in each of the mentioned pathologies and briefly describe the various ways in which they have been approached.

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