Worldwide, the number of people at risk of developing dementia is vastly underestimated and currently numbers about 416 million cases. In addition, 22% of the world’s population over the age of 50 – especially women – could benefit from prevention strategies that include interventions and treatments that can block or at least slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. This is evident from an article on the spread of cases of people with Alzheimer’s disease around the world, published as part of the ‘Alzheimer’s value Europe’ (Pave) project. The only Italian in the group of authors is Paolo M. Rossini, director of the Department of Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation at Irccs San Raffaele in Rome.
The data emerging from the study – underlines a note from San Raffaele – will be of particular importance for health systems to prepare adequate services while preparing to offer therapies that are currently being tested. The study also presents a panorama of possibilities related to prevention, including all measures and efforts aimed at promoting brain well-being in order to prolong the patient’s period of total normality of cognitive functions and thus his ability to function in a healthy environment. way. independent.
“It is clear that today the diagnosis of dementia is made too late – says Rossini – and that methods have not yet been developed for the early identification of the early stages (prodromal of the disease), which are precisely those most appropriate. and they will lend themselves to preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions. The implications of the study are highly relevant and will have a significant impact on healthcare organisation, on clinical research in Europe, on the activities of drug regulators and, most importantly, on patients and patients. their families, providing a foundation and starting point for future strategies to combat this terrible disease.”
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