Análisis sobre la representación biomédica y la representación popular de la demencia senil y el Alzheimer [PDF]
, 2003 La demencia senil se reconoce hoy en día como un problema de salud, no obstante tanto los síntomas que la biomedicina utiliza para definir esta dolencia, como el propio término de “demencia senil” no son asociados por gran parte de la población a ...
Cañabate González, Mª del Pilar
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Neural embedding of frailty in cognitively unimpaired aging and dementia across Latin America
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 4, April 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION Frailty influences dementia risk and severity. However, its role in differentiating dementia subtypes and associations with brain structural and functional alterations remain understudied, especially in Latin America. METHODS Multi‐Partner Consortium to Expand Dementia Research in Latin America data included 3461 participants ...
Joaquin Migeot +32 more
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Envejecer es crecer. Reaprendiendo día a día [PDF]
, 2016 Introducción: Las patologías de Parkinson y la demencia son de gran importancia en las personas de edad avanzada, de ahí nuestro interés en ellas. Este estudio trata de un varón de 80 años que padece ambas patologías. Nuestro objetivo es crear un plan de
Esteban Fulleda, Claudia +2 more
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A harmonized framework for studying exceptional cognitive aging in Latin America
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 4, April 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION Biological, genetic, and sociocultural factors underlying cognitive resilience and resistance to pathology remain unexplored in Latin America. The Life‐Course Epidemiology of Aging, Resilience, and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease (LEARN‐AD) study and Latin American SuperAgers Study (LASAS) establish the first harmonized ...
Lucia Crivelli +20 more
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The landscape of dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and care in Latin America
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract Latin America is undergoing rapid population aging alongside a rising burden of dementia. While the region holds substantial potential for dementia risk reduction, challenges remain, such as delayed diagnoses, limited access to specialized care and biomarker testing, persistent stigma, and deep‐rooted structural inequities.
Claudia K. Suemoto +41 more
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El modelo de la Atención Centrada en la Persona: Análisis descriptivo de una muestra de personas mayores con demencia en centros residenciales [PDF]
, 2015 Este análisis descriptivo tiene el objetivo de evaluar la calidad asistencial de una muestra de personas con demencia institucionalizadas usando el Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) como metodología de observación sistemática y de examinar la presencia de ...
Celdrán, Montserrat +3 more
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Functional capacity in Peruvian people with Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 21, Issue 12, December 2025.Abstract INTRODUCTION Functional impairment across degenerative dementias remains understudied in Latin American contexts. We aimed to assess total and item‐level functional performance, determine specific instrumental activities, and identify differences in functional profiles between groups.
Nilton Custodio +9 more
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Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric features of a Frontotemporal Dementia Cohort in Peruvian Population [PDF]
Alzheimers DementAbstract Background The prevalence of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is 1.9% over 65 years. There is a considerable delay in the diagnosis of FTD and a high rate of misdiagnosis in Latin America. We describe cognitive and neuropsychiatric features in a Peruvian cohort.
Castro‐Suarez S +11 more
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Peruvian Population Empowers Discovery of a TREM2 Missense Variant in Alzheimer Disease
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 21, Issue S1, December 2025.Abstract Background Increasing ethnic/ancestral diversity in genetic studies is critical for defining the genetic architecture of Alzheimer disease (AD) and maximizing the opportunities for identifying genetic protective and risk alleles. The Peruvian population, with up to ∼80% of Amerindian ancestry, provides a unique opportunity to leverage ...
Bilcag Akgun +25 more
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Los trastornos mentales desde una perspectiva medica y legal: breve aproximacion practica en el derecho de los efectos de la filiacion [PDF]
, 2009 144 p.La presente Memoria trata sobre los trastornos mentales desde una perspectiva médica en un principio, realizando una breve aproximación práctica a los efectos de la filiación, efectuando un análisis sobre las generalidades de los trastornos ...
Ruz Lartiga, Gonzalo (Prof. Guia) +1 more
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