Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Prevention or prediction?
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Título da fonte: | Dementia & Neuropsychologia |
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Resumo: | Abstract The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) for cases with dementia may be too late to allow effective treatment. Criteria for diagnosis of preclinical AD suggested by the Alzheimer's Association include the use of molecular and structural biomarkers. Preclinical diagnosis will enable testing of new drugs and forms of treatment toward achieving successful preventive treatment. But what are the advantages for the individual? To know that someone who is cognitively normal is probably going to develop AD's dementia when there is no effective preventive treatment is definitely not good news. A research method whereby volunteers are assigned to receive treatment or placebo without knowing whether they are in the control or at-risk arm of a trial would overcome this potential problem. If these new criteria are used wisely they may represent a relevant milestone in the search for a definitive treatment for AD. |
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Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Prevention or prediction?Alzheimer's diseasepreclinical diagnosisbiomarkersAbstract The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) for cases with dementia may be too late to allow effective treatment. Criteria for diagnosis of preclinical AD suggested by the Alzheimer's Association include the use of molecular and structural biomarkers. Preclinical diagnosis will enable testing of new drugs and forms of treatment toward achieving successful preventive treatment. But what are the advantages for the individual? To know that someone who is cognitively normal is probably going to develop AD's dementia when there is no effective preventive treatment is definitely not good news. A research method whereby volunteers are assigned to receive treatment or placebo without knowing whether they are in the control or at-risk arm of a trial would overcome this potential problem. If these new criteria are used wisely they may represent a relevant milestone in the search for a definitive treatment for AD.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurologia Cognitiva e Envelhecimento2010-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642010000400259Dementia & Neuropsychologia v.4 n.4 2010reponame:Dementia & Neuropsychologiainstname:Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)instacron:ANCC10.1590/S1980-57642010DN40400002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNitrini,Ricardoeng2016-07-22T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1980-57642010000400259Revistahttp://www.demneuropsy.com.br/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||demneuropsy@uol.com.br1980-57641980-5764opendoar:2016-07-22T00:00Dementia & Neuropsychologia - Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)false |
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Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Prevention or prediction? |
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Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Prevention or prediction? |
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Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Prevention or prediction? Nitrini,Ricardo Alzheimer's disease preclinical diagnosis biomarkers |
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Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Prevention or prediction? |
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Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Prevention or prediction? |
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Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Prevention or prediction? |
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Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Prevention or prediction? |
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Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Prevention or prediction? |
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Nitrini,Ricardo |
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Alzheimer's disease preclinical diagnosis biomarkers |
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Alzheimer's disease preclinical diagnosis biomarkers |
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Abstract The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) for cases with dementia may be too late to allow effective treatment. Criteria for diagnosis of preclinical AD suggested by the Alzheimer's Association include the use of molecular and structural biomarkers. Preclinical diagnosis will enable testing of new drugs and forms of treatment toward achieving successful preventive treatment. But what are the advantages for the individual? To know that someone who is cognitively normal is probably going to develop AD's dementia when there is no effective preventive treatment is definitely not good news. A research method whereby volunteers are assigned to receive treatment or placebo without knowing whether they are in the control or at-risk arm of a trial would overcome this potential problem. If these new criteria are used wisely they may represent a relevant milestone in the search for a definitive treatment for AD. |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurologia Cognitiva e Envelhecimento |
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