Advancements in dementia research, diagnostics and care in Latin America : highlights from the 2023 Alzheimer's association international conference satellite symposium in Mexico City

Sosa, Ana Luisa and Brucki, Sonia MD and Crivelli, Lucia and Lopera, Francisco Javier and Acosta, Daisy M and Acosta-Uribe, Juliana and Aguilar, Diego and Aguilar-Navarro, Sara G and Allegri, Ricardo F and Bertolucci, Paulo HF and Calandri, Ismael L and Carrillo, Maria C and Mendez, Patricio Alexis Chrem and Cornejo-Olivas, Mario and Custodio, Nilton and Damian, Andrés and Cruz de Souza, Leonardo and Duran-Aniotz, Claudia and Garcia, Adolfo M and García-Peña, Carmen and Gonzales, Mitzi M and Grinberg, Lea T and Ibanez, Agustin M and Illanes-Manrique, Maryenela Zaida and Jack Jr, Clifford R and Leon-Salas, Jorge Mario and Llibre-Guerra, Jorge J and Luna-Muñoz, José and Matallana, Diana and Miller, Bruce L and Naci, Lorina and Parra, Mario A and Pericak-Vance, Margaret and Piña-Escudero, Steganie D and de Paula França Resende, Elisa and Ringman, John M and Sevlever, Gustavo and Slachevsky, Andrea and Suemoto, Claudia Kimie and Valcour, Victor and Villegas-Lanau, Andres and Yassuda, Mônica S and Mahinrad, Simin and Sexton, Claire (2024) Advancements in dementia research, diagnostics and care in Latin America : highlights from the 2023 Alzheimer's association international conference satellite symposium in Mexico City. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 20 (7). pp. 5009-5026. ISSN 1552-5279 (https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13850)

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: While Latin America (LatAm) is facing an increasing burden of dementia due to the rapid aging of the population, it remains underrepresented in dementia research, diagnostics, and care. METHODS: In 2023, the Alzheimer's Association hosted its eighth satellite symposium in Mexico, highlighting emerging dementia research, priorities, and challenges within LatAm. RESULTS: Significant initiatives in the region, including intracountry support, showcased their efforts in fostering national and international collaborations; genetic studies unveiled the unique genetic admixture in LatAm; researchers conducting emerging clinical trials discussed ongoing culturally specific interventions; and the urgent need to harmonize practices and studies, improve diagnosis and care, and use affordable biomarkers in the region was highlighted. DISCUSSION: The myriad of topics discussed at the 2023 AAIC satellite symposium highlighted the growing research efforts in LatAm, providing valuable insights into dementia biology, genetics, epidemiology, treatment, and care.

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Sosa, Ana Luisa, Brucki, Sonia MD, Crivelli, Lucia, Lopera, Francisco Javier, Acosta, Daisy M, Acosta-Uribe, Juliana, Aguilar, Diego, Aguilar-Navarro, Sara G, Allegri, Ricardo F, Bertolucci, Paulo HF, Calandri, Ismael L, Carrillo, Maria C, Mendez, Patricio Alexis Chrem, Cornejo-Olivas, Mario, Custodio, Nilton, Damian, Andrés, Cruz de Souza, Leonardo, Duran-Aniotz, Claudia, Garcia, Adolfo M, García-Peña, Carmen, Gonzales, Mitzi M, Grinberg, Lea T, Ibanez, Agustin M, Illanes-Manrique, Maryenela Zaida, Jack Jr, Clifford R, Leon-Salas, Jorge Mario, Llibre-Guerra, Jorge J, Luna-Muñoz, José, Matallana, Diana, Miller, Bruce L, Naci, Lorina, Parra, Mario A ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-648X, Pericak-Vance, Margaret, Piña-Escudero, Steganie D, de Paula França Resende, Elisa, Ringman, John M, Sevlever, Gustavo, Slachevsky, Andrea, Suemoto, Claudia Kimie, Valcour, Victor, Villegas-Lanau, Andres, Yassuda, Mônica S, Mahinrad, Simin and Sexton, Claire;
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