Current views of the risk factors, diagnosis, and therapy of Alzheimer's disease (according to the proceedings of the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, London, 2017)

Abstract

The paper presents an overview of new methods for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD) according to the proceeding of the Alzheimer's Association International Conference that was held in London on 16 to 20 July 2017. AD is the most common cause of dementia, especially in the elderly. The data of epidemiological and genetic studies and risk factors for AD were considered. Great attention was paid to the relationship of AD to cerebrovascular disorders, the differential diagnosis of AD with dementia in other nosological entities (dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, cerebrovascular disease). New approaches to managing patients with AD were discussed. Current ideas about therapy for BA, symptomatic and pathogenetic methods for its treatment, combined therapy were outlined.

Keywords

• alzheimer's disease
• alzheimer-type dementia
• neuroimaging
• pathogenetic therapy
• memantine