Dementia
Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology at Aalborg University
Welcome to Dementia
Program: Clinical Science, Laboratory and Translational Medicine
Description:
The increasing average age of the population is followed by a concomitant increase in patients with neurodegenerative disorders. Irrespective of the cause, the patient suffering from neurodegeneration typically acquires symptoms related to dementia (memory loss, cognitive decline, personality changes among others). Unfortunately, the causes of diseases with dementia are far from understood, and hence also possibilities of treatment. This course, focusing on dementia, will delineate the current understanding of pathogenic mechanisms leading to neurodegeneration with dementia. Topics will also include updates on preclinical and clinical research, a coverage of the clinical course of dementia incl. clinical, imaging, and biochemical diagnostics, an introduction to current and novel treatments, including how patients are living with dementia and their out-patient care taking.
Prerequisites:
Some understandings of the following topics are preferable, although not a prerequisite: brain imaging, clinical neuroscience, human brain anatomy, neurodegeneration, neuropsychiatry, pharmacology.
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