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…the extreme end of the spectrum, frontotemporal dementia may develop in up to 15% of ALS patients,6,24 and is clinically characterised by executive and language dysfunction, irrational behavioural, personality changes,…

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…disease and other dementias. The conference opened with a plenary talk exploring ‘What will it take to end Alzheimer’s disease?’ As the proportion of people with dementia doubles for every…

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…of nutritional intervention in reducing the incidence of dementia. Dr Wiesje van der Flier then gave an interesting talk on subjective cognitive decline and emerging evidence to support its value…

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…same approach to the diagnosis of early dementia as we do to early pregnancy, with the dementia equivalent of antenatal classes and briefings from the beginning about the varied experiences…

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…included an extensive education and training programme – ongoing education activities that aim to boost standards globally were furthermore presented. Read more… New findings from dementia research: Why some people…

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…reviewed how Parkinson’s treatment has changed over time. Ancient texts show that Ayurvedic, Chinese and Greek practitioners clearly understood the clinical presentations of tremor, rigidity, slowness, gait disturbance, dementia and…

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…tremor, rigidity, slowness, gait disturbance, dementia and depression as a symptom complex. They often already used plant-medicines, including mucuna pruriens, which contains levodopa,1 and is still used today by patients…

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…were discussed by Prof Cavanna; being potentially the most disabling aspect of the illness. Dementia in the context of cerebro-vascular disorders was then discussed by Dr Jeremy Isaacs. Dementia prevalence…

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…at the end of the speeches, declared the RTC open. The 2017 RTC addressed four topics of major interest for Sub-Saharan Africa: Stroke Movement Disorders and Dementia Neuromuscular diseases Spinal…

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