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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
In Japan, the regulatory authority approved the drug in September 2023, and on December 20, it became available for prescription country-wide under the health insurance system. However, there are strict patient, physician, and facility requirements for the prescription of Lecanemab, and various problems are anticipated in its future implementation and widespread use in society. Lecanemab is the first anti-Aβ antibody in Japan, and even dementia specialists do not have sufficient knowledge and experience in its introduction, evaluation of efficacy, and evaluation and handling of side effects.
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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e. V. (DZNE) Rostock/Greifswald, Rostock, Germany.
Background: Using artificial intelligence approaches enable automated assessment and analysis of speech biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease, for example using chatbot technology. However, current chatbots often are unsuitable for people with cognitive impairment. Here, we implemented a user-centred-design approach to evaluate and improve usability of a chatbot system for automated speech assessments for people with preclinical, prodromal and early dementia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A 73-year-old female with a 3 year history of Alzheimer's disease was treated within the protocol of The Alzheimer's Autism and Cognitive Impairment Stem Cell Treatment Study (ACIST), an IRB approved clinical study registered with clinicaltrials.gov NCT03724136.
Method: The procedure consists of bone marrow aspiration, cell separation using an FDA cleared class 2 device, and intravenous and intranasal administration of the stem cell fraction.
Dementia Care Research and Psychosocial Factors.
Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South).
Background: Long-term care hospitals are the main healthcare setting for the growing population with dementia in South Korea. Despite various deficiencies (e.g.
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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Unitiy Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA.
Background: Psychotropic drug prescriptions are commonly used to manage behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in elderly patients in long-term care facilities. The prevalence of psychotropic drug use in this population raises concerns due to potential side effects, polypharmacy and quality of life of the patients.
Aim: To assess the trends in psychotropic drug prescriptions for elderly patients with dementia following the continuous implementation of multimodal comprehensive care communication skills training for staff in a long-term care hospital.
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