dementia, grand 21

Question 1

How can we prevent dementia

Answer 1

currently no prophylactic cure, studies show it is preventable by targeting risk factors. must identify manageable risk factors and developing health programmes or treatments to at least mitigate their effects.

Question 2

What are the risk factors for dementia

Answer 2

fixed risk factors: age, genetics, brain injury, education level and alcoholism

can change diabetes, hypertension, brain injury, sleep disorders, depression, obesity and physical health.

Question 3

What are the necessary prevention steps

Answer 3

education, dietary interventions, exercise, cognitive stimulation and looking after physical and mental health,

Question 4

Outline individual variability in the rate of decline

Answer 4

people’s dementia progress at different rates and the risk factors that affects these rates of decline should be identified and targeted for treatment.

Question 5

What are disease-modifying treatments

Answer 5

drugs being made to target the disease e.g. amyloid and tau in dementia to help prevent dementia.

Question 6

What are anti-amyloid treatment strategies

Answer 6

destroying exiting amyloid plaques, stop aggregation.

Question 7

What is an anti-tau medication

Answer 7

acts to reduce the level of aggregated or misfolded tau, reformulated methylene blue and is in final clinical trial phases.