Israel Contador Castillo

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Associate Prof. University of Salamanca, Spain.

Research

Clinical Neuropsychology.
Cognitive Reserve.
Dementia/Alzheimer's Disease.

Articles

Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. 2024;46(6):579-587
A novel abbreviated version of the Luria neuropsychological diagnosis battery: reliability and convergent validity in Spanish older adults.
Alzola P; Buch-Vicente B; Sazatornil J; Puertas-Martín V; Fernández-Calvo B; Sánchez-Benavides G; Rueda-Revé L; Ramos F; Villarejo-Galende A; Contador I
Journal article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2024;13(12):3442
Neuropsychological Assessment for Early Detection and Diagnosis of Dementia: Current Knowledge and New Insights.
Alzola P; Carnero C; Bermejo-Pareja F; Sánchez-Benavides G; Peña-Casanova J; Puertas-Martín V; Fernández-Calvo B; Contador I
Journal article: PAPELES DEL PSICOLOGO. 2024;45(3):155-163
Anatomy of Educational Innovations Based on Learning by Discovery in Higher Education
Ruisoto P; Contador I; Quintero E; López-García JC; Álvarez-Díaz B; Cacho R; Fernández-Calvo B
Journal article: AGEING RESEARCH REVIEWS. 2023;84:101814
Is cognitive reserve associated with the prevention of cognitive decline after stroke? A Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Contador I; Alzola P; Stern Y; de la Torre-Luque A; Bermejo-Pareja F; Fernández-Calvo B
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;20(1):44
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Burnout and Self-Perceived Health in Spanish Occupational Therapists.
Juy R; Nieto A; Contador I; Ramos F; Fernández-Calvo B
Journal article: APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY-ADULT. 2022;29(6):1615-1625
Cognitive reserve and brain maintenance in aging and dementia: An integrative review.
Alvares Pereira G; Silva Nunes MV; Alzola P; Contador I
Journal article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2022;88(1):291-299
Education and Literacy as Risk Factors of Dementia after Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: NEDICES Study.
Contador I; Alzola P; Bermejo-Pareja F; Del Ser T; Llamas-Velasco S; Fernández-Calvo B; Benito-León J
Journal article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;34(6):1275-1283
The health status: the ignored risk factor in dementia incidence. NEDICES cohort.
Bermejo-Pareja F; Gómez de la Cámara A; Del Ser T; Contador I; Llamas-Velasco S; López-Arrieta JM; Martín-Arriscado C; Hernández-Gallego J; Vega S; Benito-León J
Journal article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2022;100:104657
The Distinctive Role of Grounded Optimism and Resilience for predicting Burnout and Work Engagement: A study in Professional Caregivers of Older Adults.
Nieto A; Contador I; Palenzuela DL; Ruisoto P; Ramos F; Fernández-Calvo B
Journal article: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS. 2021;23:101485
Physical activity and risk of Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism in a prospective population-based study (NEDICES).
Llamas-Velasco S; Contador I; Méndez-Guerrero A; Romero Ferreiro C; Benito-León J; Villarejo-Galende A; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: CORTEX. 2021;141:190-200
Accelerated forgetting in temporal lobe epilepsy: When does it occur?
Contador I; Sánchez A; Kopelman MD; González de la Aleja J; Ruisoto P
Journal article: NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. 2021;35(4):366-373
The role of education in executive functions, behavioral problems and functional performance in people with schizophrenia.
Cámara S; Contador I; Herrero P; Ruisoto P; Sánchez A; Cuellar L; López R; Fournier MC; Ramos F
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY. 2021;36(5):743-755
Predementia constructs: Mild cognitive impairment or mild neurocognitive disorder? A narrative review.
Bermejo-Pareja F; Contador I; Del Ser T; Olazarán J; Llamas-Velasco S; Vega S; Benito-León J
Journal article: ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. 2021;36(2):177-185
Clinical Utility of Two- and Three-Dimensional Visuoconstructional Tasks in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease.
Martins-Rodrigues R; da Fonsêca ÉKG; Lucena-Alves SS; Contador I; Trojano L; Grossi D; Fernández-Calvo B
Journal article: CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST. 2020;34(sup1):13-28
Reliable change indices for the 37-item version of the MMSE in Spanish older adults.
Fernández-Calvo B; Contador I; Chelune G; Lora D; Llamas S; Tapias E; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;183:146-152
Comparison of mortality rate in older adults with and without functional awareness: the Neurological Disorders in Central Spain (NEDICES) population-based study.
Contador I; Mograbi DC; Fernández-Calvo B; Benito-León J; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2020;24(1):41-48
Characterizing functional alterations in instrumental activities of daily living using latent class analysis: a population-based study (NEDICES).
Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Rueda-Revé L; Olazarán J; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 2020;108:149-159
Influence of cognitive reserve in schizophrenia: A systematic review.
Herrero P; Contador I; Stern Y; Fernández-Calvo B; Sánchez A; Ramos F
Journal article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2020;86:103952
Mediating effect of social support on the relationship between resilience and burden in caregivers of people with dementia.
Ruisoto P; Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Serra L; Jenaro C; Flores N; Ramos F; Rivera-Navarro J
Journal article: PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 2019;202:62-68
The role of stress in drug addiction. An integrative review.
Ruisoto P; Contador I
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2019;31(3):435
Exploring the association between optimism and quality of life among informal caregivers of persons with dementia - CORRIGENDUM.
Ruisoto P; Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Palenzuela D; Ramos F
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2019;31(3):309-315
Exploring the association between optimism and quality of life among informal caregivers of persons with dementia.
Ruisoto P; Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Palenzuela D; Ramos F
Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2019;8(1):e10941
Neurological Disorders in Central Spain, Second Survey: Feasibility Pilot Observational Study
Hernandez-Gallego J; Llamas-Velasco S; Bermejo-Pareja F; Vega S; Tapias-Merino E; Rodriguez-Sanchez E; Boycheva E; Ignacio Serrano J; Gil-Garcia J-F; Trincado R; Vizcaino Sanchez-Rodrigo J-M; Cacho J; Contador I; Garcia-Ptacek S; Sierra-Hidalgo F; Cubo E; Carro E; Villarejo-Galende A; Garcia Garcia-Patino R; Benito-Leon J
Journal article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(9):e0222505
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs use in older adults decreases risk of Alzheimer's disease mortality.
Benito-León J; Contador I; Vega S; Villarejo-Galende A; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: JOURNAL OF ELDER ABUSE & NEGLECT. 2019;31(1):77-95
Family caregivers' perceptions of maltreatment of older adults with dementia: findings from the northwest of Spain.
Rivera-Navarro J; Contador I
Journal article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2019;80:88-94
Disability subtypes and mortality rates in older adults: A longitudinal population-based study (NEDICES).
Contador I; Bermejo-Pareja F; Fernández-Calvo B; LLamas S; Villarejo A; Vega S; Benito-León J
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY. 2018;33(8):1132-1138
Resilience and social support as protective factors against abuse of patients with dementia: A study on family caregivers.
Serra L; Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Ruisoto P; Jenaro C; Flores N; Ramos F; Rivera-Navarro J
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY. 2018;33(6):832-840
Spanish version of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale-2 for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.
Boycheva E; Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Ramos-Campos F; Puertas-Martín V; Villarejo-Galende A; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2018;15(1):87-99
Detection of maltreatment of people with dementia in Spain: usefulness of the Caregiver Abuse Screen (CASE).
Rivera-Navarro J; Sepúlveda R; Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Ramos F; Tola-Arribas MÁ; Goñi M
Journal article: FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE. 2018;10:334
Neurostimulation Combined With Cognitive Intervention in Alzheimer's Disease (NeuroAD): Study Protocol of Double-Blind, Randomized, Factorial Clinical Trial.
Andrade SM; de Oliveira EA; Alves NT; Dos Santos ACG; de Mendonça CTPL; Sampaio DDA; da Silva EEQC; da Fonsêca ÉKG; de Almeida Rodrigues ET; de Lima GNS; Carvalho J; da Silva JAS; Toledo M; da Rosa MRD; Gomes MQDC; de Oliveira MM; Lemos MTM; Lima NG; Inácio P; da Cruz Ribeiro E Rodrigues PM; Ferreira RGD; Cavalcante R; de Brito Aranha REL; Neves R; da Costa E Souza RM; Portugal TM; Martins WKN; Pontes V; de Paiva Fernandes TM; Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B
Journal article: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR. 2017;77:30-32
Long-term forgetting in temporal lobe epilepsy: Is this phenomenon a norm?
Contador I; Sánchez A; Kopelman MD; González de la Aleja J
Journal article: ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. 2017;32(8):992-1000
Normative Data of the Story and Six-Object Memory Recall Tests in Older Spanish Adults: NEDICES Population-Based Cohort.
Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Boycheva E; Rueda L; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2017;136(5):393-400
Cognition in non-demented Parkinson's disease vs essential tremor: A population-based study.
Sánchez-Ferro Á; Benito-León J; Louis ED; Contador I; Hernández-Gallego J; Puertas-Martín V; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: DEMENTIA E NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA. 2017;11(3):297-300
High education accelerates cognitive decline in dementia: A brief report from the population-based NEDICES cohort.
Contador I; Bermejo-Pareja F; Pablos DL; Villarejo A; Benito-León J
Journal article: CURRENT ALZHEIMER RESEARCH. 2017;14(5):571-576
Is Educational Attainment Associated with Increased Risk of Mortality in People with Dementia? A Population-based Study.
Contador I; Stern Y; Bermejo-Pareja F; Sanchez-Ferro A; Benito-Leon J
Journal article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. 2017;39(2):112-119
Impact of literacy and years of education on the diagnosis of dementia: A population-based study.
Contador I; Del Ser T; Llamas S; Villarejo A; Benito-León J; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2017;264(1):121-130
Amyloid pet in primary progressive aphasia: case series and systematic review of the literature.
Villarejo-Galende A; Llamas-Velasco S; Gómez-Grande A; Puertas-Martín V; Contador I; Sarandeses P; González-Sánchez M; Trincado R; Pilkington P; Ruiz-Solis S; Pérez-Martínez DA; Herrero-San Martín A
Journal article: PAPELES DEL PSICOLOGO. 2017;37(1)
Utilidad de la Batería Luria diagnóstico neuropsicológico de adultos
Journal article: ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. 2016;31(8):1-6
Interaction Effect of Awareness and Educational Attainment on the Benefits of Multicomponent Intervention for Persons with Mild Alzheimer's Disease.
Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Ramos F; Mograbi DC; Morris RG
Journal article: ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. 2016;31(8):954-962
Semantic Verbal Fluency: Normative Data in Older Spanish Adults From NEDICES Population-Based Cohort.
Contador I; Almondes K; Fernández-Calvo B; Boycheva E; Puertas-Martín V; Benito-León J; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS. 2016;4:546-550
Physical activity and long-term mortality risk in older adults: A prospective population based study (NEDICES).
Llamas-Velasco S; Villarejo-Galende A; Contador I; Lora Pablos D; Hernández-Gallego J; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2016;37(11):1879-1881
Hyperfamiliarity for unknown faces after non-paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis: a case report.
Contador I; de la Aleja JG; Saiz-Díaz RA; Gonzalo JF; Bartolomé MVP
Journal article: MEDICINE. 2016;95(33):e4607
Education and risk of incident dementia during the premotor and motor phases of essential tremor (NEDICES).
Benito-León J; Contador I; Louis ED; Cosentino S; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 2016;22(5):577-582
Influence of Educational Attainment on Cognition-Based Intervention Programs for Persons with Mild Alzheimer's Disease.
Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Ramos F; Olazarán J
Journal article: ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. 2016;31(3):263-272
The 37 item Version of the Mini-Mental State Examination: Normative Data in a Population-Based Cohort of Older Spanish Adults (NEDICES).
Contador I; Bermejo-Pareja F; Fernández-Calvo B; Boycheva E; Tapias E; Llamas S; Benito-León J
Journal article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2016;51(2):533-544
Performance on Specific Cognitive Domains and Cause of Death: A Prospective Population-Based Study in Non-Demented Older Adults (NEDICES).
Benito-León J; Contador I; Mitchell AJ; Domingo-Santos Á; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2016;50(3):719-731
Prognostic Significance of Mild Cognitive Impairment Subtypes for Dementia and Mortality: Data from the NEDICES Cohort.
Bermejo-Pareja F; Contador I; Trincado R; Lora D; Sánchez-Ferro Á; Mitchell AJ; Boycheva E; Herrero A; Hernández-Gallego J; Llamas S; Villarejo Galende A; Benito-León J
Journal article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS. 2015;30(7):686-693
A Control-Based Multidimensional Approach to the Role of Optimism in the Use of Dementia Day Care Services.
Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Palenzuela DL; Campos FR; Rivera-Navarro J; de Lucena VM
Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 2015;21(10):861-867
Physical Activity as Protective Factor against Dementia: A Prospective Population-Based Study (NEDICES).
Llamas-Velasco S; Contador I; Villarejo-Galende A; Lora-Pablos D; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2015;48(1):163-173
Accuracy of a Brief Neuropsychological Battery for the Diagnosis of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Analysis of the NEDICES Cohort.
Serna A; Contador I; Bermejo-Pareja F; Mitchell AJ; Fernández-Calvo B; Ramos F; Villarejo A; Benito-León J
Journal article: NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION. 2015;25(3):448-477
Effect of unawareness on rehabilitation outcome in a randomised controlled trial of multicomponent intervention for patients with mild Alzheimer's disease.
Fernández-Calvo B; Contador I; Ramos F; Olazarán J; Mograbi DC; Morris RG
Journal article: CURRENT ALZHEIMER RESEARCH. 2015;12(4):350-357
Childhood and Adulthood Rural Residence Increases the Risk of Dementia: NEDICES Study.
Contador I; Bermejo-Pareja F; Puertas-Martin V; Benito-Leon J
Journal article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. 2015;37(1):92-101
Effects of education and word reading on cognitive scores in a community-based sample of Spanish elders with diverse socioeconomic status.
Contador I; Bermejo-Pareja F; Del Ser T; Benito-León J
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2014;21(2):253
Cause of death in mild cognitive impairment: a prospective study (NEDICES).
Contador I; Bermejo-Pareja F; Mitchell AJ; Trincado R; Villarejo A; Sánchez-Ferro Á; Benito-León J
Journal article: ANATOMICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION. 2012;5(3):132-137
Experimental evidence for improved neuroimaging interpretation using three-dimensional graphic models.
Ruisoto P; Juanes JA; Contador I; Mayoral P; Prats-Galino A
Journal article: CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST. 2012;26(6):1003-1018
The Mini-Mental-37 test for dementia screening in the Spanish population: an analysis using the Rasch Model.
Prieto G; Contador I; Tapias-Merino E; Mitchell AJ; Bermejo-Pareja F
Journal article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2012;16(6):675-682
Prediction of burden in family caregivers of patients with dementia: a perspective of optimism based on generalized expectancies of control.
Contador I; Fernández-Calvo B; Palenzuela DL; Miguéis S; Ramos F
Journal article: NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY. 2011;36(1):62-68
Methods and design of the baseline survey of the neurological disorders in Salamanca (NEDISA) cohort: a population-based study in Central-Western Spain.
Cacho J; Benito-León J; Louis ED; NEDISA Study Group
Journal article: APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY-ADULT. 2010;17(4):251-261
Nonverbal memory tasks in early differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and unipolar depression.
Contador I; Fernandez-Calvo B; Cacho J; Ramos F; Lopez-Rolon A; Lopez-Rolon A
Journal article: REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA. 2009;49(10):505
[Depression in Alzheimer type-dementia: is there any effect on memory performance].
Contador-Castillo I; Fernández-Calvo B; Cacho-Gutiérrez LJ; Ramos-Campos F; Hernández-Martín L
Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROLOGY. 2005;53(3):140-145
Improvement pattern in the clock drawing test in early Alzheimer's disease.
Cacho J; García-García R; Fernández-Calvo B; Gamazo S; Rodríguez-Pérez R; Almeida A; Contador I
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Review: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2024;13(14):4100
Charting Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Epidemiological Insights, Risk Factors and Prevention Pathways.
Contador I; Buch-Vicente B; Del Ser T; Llamas-Velasco S; Villarejo-Galende A; Benito-León J; Bermejo-Pareja F

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