Progress of translational research on the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

Autor: Bin-yin LI, Wei XU, Yu-lei DENG, Jian-fang MA, Gang WANG, Hui-dong TANG, Jian-qing DING, Qi CHENG, Sheng-di CHEN
Jazyk: English<br />Chinese
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 95-98 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1672-6731
Popis: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of most common neurodegenerative diseases, which gradually begins and develops after 65 years old, presenting as progressive and irreversible memory loss and other cognitive decline, and finally causes dementia and disability. Therefore, early diagnosis, timely treatment and effective prevention of AD have been become important clinical and scientific problems. During the period of Twelfth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, our team have engaged in AD diagnosis and treatment for a long time and carried out studies in the field of pathogenesis, epidemiology, screening of risk factors, neuropsychological tests, imaging, biomarkers and early intervention of AD. This paper has summarized these research achievements. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2018.02.004
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