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Tag Archives: Imaging
Summary of Recent Progress in Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Trials (CTAD / JPAD)
Summary The following article summarises a round-up of present understanding and developments reflected in current and planned prevention trials, as discussed at a EU / US / Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Task Force meeting, as of December 2016-7. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Accelerating Alzheimer's Research and Drug Development, Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADCS-ADL), Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Trials, Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative (API), Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative Study, Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), Amsterdam IADL Questionnaire, Amyloid and Tau Imaging, Amyloid and Tau PET, Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer’s (A4) Study, Banner Alzheimer's Institute (Arizona), Biological Markers, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Predicting Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease, Blood Proteins as Biomarkers of Disease Research, Blood-Based Biomarkers, Blood-Based Biomarkers of Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Canada, CHU Toulouse (France), Cognitive Function Instrument, Cognitive Outcome Measures, Cogstate iPad C3 Battery, Collaboration for Alzheimer’s Prevention (CAP), Composite Measures (sic Cognitive Composites), Conversion to Dementia From Prodromal Disease, Dementia Prevention, Dementia Research and Drug Development, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Denali Therapeutics (South San Francisco), Department of Epidemiology and Public Health: CHU Toulouse, DIAN-TU Study, DIAN-TU Trial, Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU), Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Network Trials Unit (DIAN-TU), Drug Development for Alzheimer's Disease, Drug-Development Pipeline, EU/US/Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) Task Force, EU/US/Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) Task Force (December 2016 Meeting), European Medicines Agency, Everyday Cognition (E-Cog) Scale, F-31073 (Toulouse), F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd (Basel), France, Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT), Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ), Gerontopole Toulouse: Toulouse University Hospital, Global R&D Partners LLC (San Diego), Harvard Medical School, Imaging, Inc. (New York), Informant-Reported Outcome Measures, Innovation Infrastructure, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD), Keck School of Medicine: University of Southern California, Longitudinal Evaluation of Amyloid Risk and Neurodegeneration (LEARN) Study, McGill University, Molecular Imaging; Mild Behavioral Impairment, Multi-Domain Alzheimer’s Prevention Trial (MAPT), National Institutes of Health’s Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodegenerative Research, Neurology (FDA), Next Generation (NexGen) Prevention Trial, NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB), Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Outcome Measures, Participation in Research, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Pentara Corporation (Salt Lake City), PET, Pfizer, Plasma Biomarkers, Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Alzheimer’s Cognitive Composite (PACC), Preclinical Biomarkers and Dementia, Preclinical Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Indicators and Dementia, Preclinical Indicators in Alzheimer's Disease, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Agenda Linking Dementia and Other Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention Approaches, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Promisary Science, Recruitment and Retention, Regulation and Drug Development For Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Culture, Research Mapping, Research Networks, Research Promotion, Sharing Knowledge and Information, Slowing Progression of Disease (Stabilisation), Switzerland, Tau PET, Technology and Infrastructure Development, TOMMORROW Study, UMR1027 Inserm, United States, University College London, University Hospital of Montpellier, University of Southern California, University of Toulouse III, USA, Washington University School of Medicine
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Non-Alzheimer’s Dementias: Three Reviews (Lancet)
Summary The Lancet has published a series of three up-to-date reviews concerning non-Alzheimer’s dementia. Full Text Link (Note: This article requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access). Reference Dementia – not all about Alzheimer’s. [Editorial]. … Continue reading →
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NHS Atlas of Variation (BBC News / NHS England / NHS Right Care / PHE)
Summary The NHS Atlas of Variation, produced by NHS England, NHS Right Care and Public Health England (PHE), compares service performance across over 200 local areas. This latest Atlas includes over 100 maps covering data, at the level of individual … Continue reading →
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Limited Usefulness of MRI for Improving the Prediction of Dementia? (BMJ)
Summary Research indicates that MRI does not significantly improve the prediction of dementia. It does have some value in differential diagnosis. Full Text Link Reference Stephan, BC. Tzourio, C. [and] Auriacombe, S. [et al] (2015). Usefulness of data from magnetic … Continue reading →
Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, UK
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis, Assessment and Diagnosis, BMJ, Bordeaux University Hospital, Brain Imaging, Brain Volume, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cerebral Brain Volume, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Screening, Diagnosis of Dementia, Differential Diagnosis, Dijon Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study Cohort, Early Diagnosis, Early Screening, France, France University of Bordeaux, French Three-City Study, Grey-Matter Volume, Hippocampal Volume, Imaging, Inserm Research Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (U897), Inserm: Team Epidemiology and Neuropsychology of Brain Aging, Inserm: Team Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, MRI Brain Imaging, Neuroimaging, Neuroimaging in Dementia Diagnosis, Neuroimaging of Dementia, Neuroimaging Tools, Newcastle University, Screening for Dementia, Team Neuroepidemiology (Inserm), Three-City Study, Timely Diagnosis, White Matter Lesion (WML)
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Benefits of Timely Diagnosis and Early Intervention in Dementia (BMJ)
Summary A wide-ranging literature review, clinical review and educational update on these topics. Full Text Link Reference Robinson, L. Tang, E. [and] Taylor J-P. (2015). Dementia: timely diagnosis and early intervention. BMJ. June 16th 2015; 350: h3029.
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Brief Notes on Dementia Diagnosis (NHS England)
Summary A further brief note on dementia diagnosis and post-diagnostic support, from Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia at NHS England. Full Text Link Reference Diagnosing dementia: any appropriately skilled clinician can make the diagnosis and brain scanning not … Continue reading →
Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Further Dementia Diagnostic Test Accuracy Systematic Review Protocols (Cochrane Database)
Summary This is an additional list of diagnostic testing-related protocols, further to the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group (CDCIG) Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) protocols and protocol templates listed earlier in Generic Protocol(s) for Diagnostic Test Accuracy Reviews in Dementia … Continue reading →
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Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Imaging
Some of the following articles may be available freely where indicated (depending on local circumstances). Access to the full-text of the other articles will require a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment. The Bibliographic Citations Pearson, SD. Ollendorf, … Continue reading →
Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Systematic Reviews
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Tagged Brain Imaging, DaTSCAN, FDG-PET Imaging, fMRI, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Hyperconnectivity, Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Diagnosis of Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Neuroimaging, Neuroimaging in Dementia Diagnosis, Neuroimaging of Dementia, SPECT, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
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Miscellaneous International Care of the Elderly-Related Guidelines
James, PA. Oparil, S. [and] Carter, BL. [et al] (2014). 2014 evidence-based guideline for the management of high blood pressure in adults: report from the panel members appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8). JAMA. February 5th 2014; … Continue reading →
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Tagged Age and Ageing, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, American Heart Association, Amyloid Imaging, Amyloid Imaging Task Force: Alzheimer’s Association and Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases, Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Blood Pressure, British Geriatric Society (BGS), Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Cardiovascular Disease, Care of the Elderly-Related Guidelines, CVD: Cardiovascular Disease, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethics, European Forum for Good Clinical Practice Geriatric Medicine Working Party, French Society of Cardiology, French Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Head Injury, Hypertension, Imaging, Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Medical Ethics, Medical Research, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Pain Management, Pain Relief, Peri-Operative Care of the Elderly, Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee (SNC), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
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UK Biobank: Ambitious Imaging Data Collection (BBC News / European Psychiatry)
Summary Around 100,000 of the 500,000 adults aged 40-69 and currently enrolled in UK Biobank are to be invited to take part in detailed imaging of their brain, heart and other major organs. This will be the world’s biggest scanning … Continue reading →
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