Publications by authors named "D Foxe"

Introduction: This study investigated the changes in functional capacity with disease progression in a well-characterised cohort of patients diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) presentations.

Methods: We recruited 126 behavioural variant FTD (bvFTD), 40 progressive nonfluent aphasia (PNFA), 64 semantic dementia (SD), 45 logopenic progressive aphasia (LPA), and 115 AD patients. Functional capacity was measured annually over ∼7 years using the Disability Assessment for Dementia.

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  • The Western Pacific region encompasses about 25% of the global population and faces significant challenges in dementia care.
  • With no cures available, the focus should shift to creating accessible care pathways for individuals with dementia and their families to ensure timely diagnoses and better support.
  • This overview addresses the disparities in post-diagnosis dementia care among various countries in the region, highlighting specific gaps and proposing solutions for improvement.
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  • * Most countries in the region lack specific national dementia plans and awareness campaigns, leading to inadequate resources for treatment and support.
  • * To address these issues, comprehensive national plans are necessary, focusing on improving dementia literacy, training caregivers, mobilizing resources, and enhancing research capabilities, while involving input from affected individuals and families.
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Introduction: Mounting evidence indicates distinct memory profiles among the primary progressive aphasia (PPA) variants. Neuropsychological tests reveal disproportionate memory impairments in the logopenic variant PPA (lv-PPA) relative to the non-fluent variant PPA (nfv-PPA) and semantic variant PPA (sv-PPA). The real-world experience of day-to-day memory disturbances in PPA, however, remains poorly understood.

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