Dementia in Latin America : paving the way toward a regional action plan

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2021Authors
Parra, Mario AlfredoBáez, Sandra
Sedeño, Lucas
González Campo, Cecilia
Santamaría-García, Hernando
Aprahamian, Ivan
Bertolucci, Paulo HF
Bustin, Julián
Camargos Bicalho, Maria Aparecida
Cano Gutiérrez, Carlos Alberto
Caramelli, Paulo
Chaves, Marcia L. F.
Cogram, Patricia
Costa Beber, Bárbara
Court, Felipe A.
Cruz de Souza, Leonardo
Custodio, Nilton
Damian, Andres
de la Cruz, Myriam
Diehl Rodriguez, Roberta
Dozzi Brucki, Sonia María
Fajersztajn, Lais
Farías, Gonzalo A.
De Felice, Fernanda G.
Ferrari, Raffaele
Ferreira de Oliveira, Fabricio
Ferreira, Sergio T.
Ferretti, Ceres
Figueredo Balthazar, Marcio Luiz
Ferreira Frota, Norberto Anizio
Fuentes, Patricio
García, Adolfo M.
García, Patricia J.
de Gobbi Porto, Fábio Henrique
Duque Peñailillo, Lissette
Willy Engler, Henry
Maier, Irene
Mata, Ignacio F.
Gonzalez-Billault, Christian
López, Oscar L.
Morelli, Laura
Nitrini, Ricardo
Quiroz, Yakeel T.
Guerrero Barragan, Alejandra
Huepe, David
Joao Pio, Fabricio
Kimie Suemoto, Claudia
Kochhann, Renata
Kochen, Silvia
Kumfor, Fiona
Lanata, Serggio
Miller, Bruce
Lessa Mansur, Leticia
Lie Hosogi, Mirna
Lillo, Patricia
Llibre Guerra, Jorge
Lira, David
Lopera, Francisco
Comas, Adelina
Avila-Funes, José Alberto
Sosa, Ana Luisa
Ramos, Claudia
França Resende, Elisa de Paula
Snyder, Heather M.
Tarnanas, Ioannis
Yokoyama, Jenifer
Llibre, Juan
Cardona, Juan Felipe
Possin, Kate
Kosik, Kenneth S.
Montesinos, Rosa
Moguilner, Sebastian
Lourdes Solis, Patricia Cristina
Lucena Ferretti-Rebustini, Renata Eloah de
Martin Ramirez, Jeronimo
Matallana, Diana
Mbakile-Mahlanza, Lingani
Marques Ton, Alyne Mendonça
Melo Tavares, Ronnielly
Miotto, Eliane C.
Muniz-Terrera, Graciela
Muñoz-Nevárez, Luis Arnoldo
Orozco, David
Okada de Oliveira, Maira
Piguet, Olivier
Pintado Caipa, Maritza
Piña Escudero, Stefanie Danielle
Porcello Schilling, Lucas
Rodrigues Palmeira, André Luiz
Sanches Yassuda, Mônica
Santacruz-Escudero, Jose Manuel
Bernardo Serafim, Rodrigo
Smid, Jerusa
Slachevsky, Andrea
Serrano, Cecilia
Soto-Añari, Marcio
Tadao Takada, Leonel
Tenenholz Grinberg, Lea
Lucio Teixeira, Antonio
Tonidandel Barbosa, Maira
Trépel, Dominic
Ibanez, Agustin
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Envejecimiento
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
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1552-5260 / 1552-5279 (Electrónico)
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Abstract
Across Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs), the fight against dementia faces pressing challenges, such as heterogeneity, diversity, political instability, and socioeconomic disparities. These can be addressed more effectively in a collaborative setting that fosters open exchange of knowledge. In this work, the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium on Dementia (LAC-CD) proposes an agenda for integration to deliver a Knowledge to Action Framework (KtAF). First, we summarize evidence-based strategies (epidemiology, genetics, biomarkers, clinical trials, nonpharmacological interventions, networking, and translational research) and align them to current global strategies to translate regional knowledge into transformative actions. Then we characterize key sources of complexity (genetic isolates, admixture in populations, environmental factors, and barriers to effective interventions), map them to the above challenges, and provide the basic mosaics of knowledge toward a KtAF. Finally, we describe strategies supporting the knowledge creation stage that underpins the translational impact of KtAF.
Keywords
Latin AmericaBiomarkers
Clinical trials
Dementia
Epidemiology
Evidence-based recommendations
Genetics
Knowledge to action framework
Networking and translational research
Nonpharmacological interventions.
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https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12202Source
Alzheimer's and Dementia; Volumen 17 Número 2 , Páginas 295 - 313 (2021)
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