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Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Research Focus Dementia in Society - HDAuthor: Center for Advanced Studies (CAS)
The increased life expectancy of people in industrialised nations is linked to a rise in age-related illnesses, most notably neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases as well as Frontotemporal Dementia and Prion diseases. This has both economic and social consequences for society and represents a heavy burden on public healthcare systems. The aim of the "Dementia in an Ageing Society" research focus is to correlate the findings of basic and clinical research on neurodegenerative diseases with social sciences and humanities studies focused on an increasingly ageing society. Interdisciplinary discussions at the interface between these fields should replace the usually separate expert debates, thus fostering and reinforcing not only exchanges between the natural and the social sciences or humanities but also the debate between basic research and applied medicine in this domain. Language: de Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Whole Picture Is The Whole Person
Episode 2
Thursday, 17 January, 2013
Primary Progressive Aphasia is a language disorder that occurs when the language areas of the brain deteriorate due to a number of different neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Alzheimer’s Disease). Over time there is gradual loss of language abilities (speaking, understanding spoken language, reading, writing), but other mental abilities may be relatively unaffected for many years. This talk will review language and communication interventions that have been used in this population, and discuss additional services to support quality of life that should be considered and researched. | Center for Advanced Studies: 17.01.2013 | Speaker: Dr. Karen Croot | Moderation: Prof. Dr. Adrian Danek
