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[New perspectives on Alzheimer's disease from neuroimaging].

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: INTRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT: Over the next 50 years, the proportion of the population over the age of 65 will increase dramatically, and the number of individuals with neurodegenerative dementias such as Alzheimer's disease will rise, as well. Current pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment strategies have focused on the symptomatic phases of Alzheimer's disease, but with the ability to identify the disease earlier in its clinical course comes an increased under-standing of the factors that alter the risk of expressing the clinical syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: Neuroimaging studies are now revealing that many of the conditions that normally afflict individuals as they become older also have effects on the structural integrity of the brain. Successful management of these conditions, especially if combined with other therapeutic interventions, could extend the dementia-free time and decrease the burden to the patient, family, and to society.

Source: PubMed

Author: James T Becker

Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Language: Spanish

Topic: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging

Award: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center