Alzheimer Disease: current research and future directions from Latin America
Prof. Ricardo Allegri (University of Buenos Aires)
Prof. Ricardo Allegri is Head of the Department of Cognitive Neurology, Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology and Director of the Memory and Ageing Center at the Neurological Research Institute Fleni in Buenos Aires, Professor of Neurology in the School of Medicine at the University of Buenos Aires, and Professor of Neurosciences at Maimonides University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
From 3 to 31 October, 2022 Prof. Ricardo Allegri is Visiting Professor at the Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome.
Summary:
Alzheimer disease (AD) is one of the leading unresolved health burdens accompanying the increase in life expectancy. The great paradigm shift has resulted from finding amyloid deposition and neurofibrillary tangles 20 and 10 years, respectively, before the symptoms. Nowadays we have several stages in Alzheimer’s disease: pre-symptomatic, mild cognitive impairment and dementia mild, moderate, and severe. We could divide the clinical handling in four scenarios: prevention or risk reduction, clinical diagnosis including the use of biomarkers, treatment, and research and clinical trials. All this in Latin America evolves in the context of population diversity and disparity. The purpose of this lecture is to share the results of Alzheimer’s disease management and research in one memory center from Latin America.
Venue 26.10.22 h 11.30 AM
Aula 3 Department of Psychology
Via dei Marsi 78
