| Title: |
Charting Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Epidemiological Insights, Risk Factors and Prevention Pathways. |
| Authors: |
Contador, Israel, Buch-Vicente, Bárbara, del Ser, Teodoro, Llamas-Velasco, Sara, Villarejo-Galende, Alberto, Benito-León, Julián, Bermejo-Pareja, Félix |
| Source: |
Journal of Clinical Medicine; Jul2024, Vol. 13 Issue 14, p4100, 27p |
| Subject Terms: |
ALZHEIMER'S disease, HEALTH policy, COGNITION disorders, SCIENTIFIC literature, DEMENTIA, CEREBRAL amyloid angiopathy |
| Abstract: |
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, is a complex and multifactorial condition without cure at present. The latest treatments, based on anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies, have only a modest effect in reducing the progression of cognitive decline in AD, whereas the possibility of preventing AD has become a crucial area of research. In fact, recent studies have observed a decrease in dementia incidence in developed regions such as the US and Europe. However, these trends have not been mirrored in non-Western countries (Japan or China), and the contributing factors of this reduction remain unclear. The Lancet Commission has delineated a constrained classification of 12 risk factors across different life stages. Nevertheless, the scientific literature has pointed to over 200 factors—including sociodemographic, medical, psychological, and sociocultural conditions—related to the development of dementia/AD. This narrative review aims to synthesize the risk/protective factors of dementia/AD. Essentially, we found that risk/protective factors vary between individuals and populations, complicating the creation of a unified prevention strategy. Moreover, dementia/AD explanatory mechanisms involve a diverse array of genetic and environmental factors that interact from the early stages of life. In the future, studies across different population-based cohorts are essential to validate risk/protective factors of dementia. This evidence would help develop public health policies to decrease the incidence of dementia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
