…those in the mild dementia stage of AD. Kisunla’s indication is almost identical to the FDA-approved use for Leqembi. Both drugs need confirmation of amyloid beta pathology in patients’ brain…
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…mutation carriers have higher risk for dementia, Alpha synuclein polymorphisms have relationship with cognitive impairment, Protective effects of caffeine may depend on GRIN2A allelic status Positive outcomes from DBS relate…
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…on the following link: www.sgul.ac.uk/management Recent advances of Dementia About the course: The course will provide an update on current diagnostic standards, best practice and new developments in clinical practice…
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…C9ORF72, genetic overlap with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) [2]. Half of MND patients die within three years of symptom onset, typically via respiratory failure. There is no specific test for MND,…
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…P. A population-based study of the prevalence and presentation of dementia in adults with Down Syndrome. British Journal of Psychiatry, 1998;172:493-8. Tanzi RE, Gusella JF, Watkins PC et al. Amyloid…
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…sometimes amounting to dementia, which is in many ways akin to, and yet different, from subcortical dementia. The key features are cognitive slowing, executive dysfunction, impairment of sustained attention, impaired…
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…Alzheimer’s disease and semantic dementia. Given the ageing population, dementia poses a considerable problem for our society today, with conditions like Alzheimer’s disease affecting more families and causing a large…
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…different from the apathy without distress which occurs for example in fronto-temporal dementia). Kinan Muhammed from Oxford described an interesting approach to this, using the fact that the expectation and…
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…Cipriani G, Lucetti C, Vedovello M, Nuti A. Diogenes syndrome in patients suffering from dementia. Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2012;14:455-460. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12105 Finney CM, Mendez MF. Diogenes syndrome in frontotemporal dementia. Am…
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