…risk subsequent development of dementia. John Q. Trojanowski M.D., Ph.D. Co-Director Center for Neurodegenerative Research, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Dr. Trojanowski obtained his MD/PhD in 1976 from Tufts University,…
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…than motor, most would not be confident to make a diagnosis of HD based on behavioural and cognitive features alone. Research diagnosis As in other dementias, most notably Alzheimer’s disease,…
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…of disabled people with conditions such as anxiety, autism, depression, and more. The show will also be running alongside two industry leading events – the Dementia Care & Nursing Home…
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…of the brain from dementia to musical appreciation. Yet, in important ways, these images, like all images, are not the thing itself. Rather brain scans and other medical images are…
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…caps for England. Jeff was the first British professional footballer to die from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), aged just 59 years. The impact of sport-related concussion on late dementia, CTE…
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…corticobasal syndrome, dystonia, myoclonus and tremor. Others covered current but related aspects of their research, such as dementia, and Prof Olle Lindvall from Sweden sent an appreciation of David’s pivotal…
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…the prevalence of misperceptions and illusions compared to that of complex visual hallucinations across different dementias and eye disorders. Next, Dr James Shine, University of Sydney, gave a riveting talk…
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…of ‘healthy for longer’ in mind, topics included specific conditions such as stroke diagnosis and management, dementia, frailty and sarcopenia while there was a whole day on Parkinson’s disease and…
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…caregiver. These included the teams providing care for the dementia population, the traumatic brain injury population, psycho-oncologists, neuro-psychologists, and the palliative care team. Another critical contribution was from the Family…
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