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…and how these approaches are being translated to the non-Alzheimer’s dementias including Lewy Body Dementia. Next, Dr Angelika Zarkali (University College London) spoke on how visual dysfunction predicts worsening cognition…

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…dementia.4 Prospective studies demonstrate this association after controlling for potential confounders, indicating delirium does not just predict dementia but directly contributes to cognitive decline. Animal studies suggest mechanisms by which…

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…of gait analysis in differentiating between dementia subtypes. [Read Gait analysis as a clinical tool for dementia: current perspectives and future challenges by Riona McArdle] The last session, chaired by…

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…Pharm Biopharm. 2006 Aug;64(1):1-8 [viii] Alzheimer’s Society. https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/how-many-people-have-dementia-uk#:~:text=Research%20conducted%20shows%20that%2C%20in,the%20current%20rate%20of%20prevalence (accessed September 2023) [ix] NHS. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alzheimers-disease/ (accessed September 2023) [x] Alzheimer’s Society. How much does dementia care cost. https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/how-much-does-dementia-care-cost (accessed September 2023)…

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…sign in presenile and senile dementias (especially in Alzheimer-type dementias) [in Japanese]. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 1982;84:307-35. Mulcare JL, Nicolson SE, Bisen VS, Sostre SO. The mirror sign: a reflection of…

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…of dementia. More accurate, multi-source biomarkers and deep clinical phenotyping as well as research into differential diagnosis of different dementia syndromes is needed to address this and facilitate the development…

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…its role in controlling symptoms of dementia has been postulated.  Trials in patients with Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) showed improvements in subjective attention-span and alertness with modafinil compared to…

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…Nesbitt. In his speech Nesbitt called for more dementia research funding, “or else face a dementia catastrophe” and urged the government to commit to long term funding for research into…

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…A brief perusal is initially discouraging: for example, there is no index entry for “dementia”, although it is evident that this word was certainly part of Gowers’ clinical vocabulary since…

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