Scientific knowledge about dementia: From the Global South to the world
Abstract Most people with dementia live in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), but scientific knowledge about dementia is dominated by Global North perspectives. This interdisciplinary article combines expertise from Latin America, India, and Europe, using a mixed‐methodology approach that incorporates expert discussions, a narrative review, and ...
Timothy Daly +9 more
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Tau PET and multimodal brain imaging in patients at risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo characterize individual and group-level neuroimaging findings in patients at risk for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).MethodsEleven male patients meeting criteria for Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome (TES, median age: 64) underwent ...
Baker, Suzanne L +17 more
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Progress in Huntington's disease: the search for markers of disease onset and progression. [PDF]
Unlike most neurodegenerative disorders, individuals at risk from Huntington's disease can be identified prior to the onset of clinical signs of the disease by virtue of it being an autosomal dominant condition. This provides the hypothetical opportunity
Barker, Roger A, Mason, Sarah
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The landscape of dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and care in Latin America
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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CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUALS UNDERGOING PANEL GENETIC TESTING FOR PRIMARY BRAIN TUMORS [PDF]
Background. Currently, there are no genetic testing guidelines for patients with a primary brain tumor (PBT). This population is largely understudied in terms of the family history, tumor grade, pathology, and their relation to genetic contribution.
Azam, Sarah
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Efficacy of vinblastine in central nervous system Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a nationwide retrospective study [PDF]
Background Vinblastine (VBL) is the standard treatment for systemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), but little is known about its efficacy in central nervous system (CNS) mass lesions. Methods
Sophie Ng Wing Tin +30 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Although frailty is considered a potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia, its influence on health outcomes in individuals with established dementia remains unclear. This study aims to systematize the current evidence to understand the impact of frailty on the development of adverse outcomes in older adults with dementia ...
Miguel German Borda +11 more
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Epilepsy, hippocampal sclerosis and febrile seizures linked by common genetic variation around SCN1A [PDF]
Epilepsy comprises several syndromes, amongst the most common being mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis. Seizures in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis are typically drug-resistant, and mesial temporal lobe ...
Alhusaini, S +71 more
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Enhanced hippocampal long-term potentiation and spatial learning in aged 11ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 knock-out mice [PDF]
Glucocorticoids are pivotal in the maintenance of memory and cognitive functions as well as other essential physiological processes including energy metabolism, stress responses, and cell proliferation.
Brownstein, D. +9 more
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International audienceAir pollution (indoors and outdoors) is a major issue in public health as epidemiological studies have highlighted its numerous detrimental health consequences (notably, respiratory and cardiovascular pathological conditions).
Calderón-Garcidueñas, L. +4 more
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