Some of these career challenges are not unique to dementia but apply across most health research fields.
In fact, science is weighing in on many aspects of taking care of dementia patients, applying evidence-based research to what used to be considered subjective and ad hoc.
13 Prevalence rates of dementia were applied to UK population estimates for 2012.
Secondly, we defined incident dementia by applying validated criteria (DSM-III-R) ascertained by senior neurologists who were blind to the study hypothesis.
1) Diagnoses ascertained by clinical interview or examination a) Dementia according to either our 10/66 dementia diagnosis algorithm (developed, calibrated and pre-validated cross-culturally in our 26 centre LMIC pilot study [ 35]) or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition (DSM-IV) dementia criterion applied using an operationalised computer algorithm [ 36].
The aim of the present study was to investigate the thiol-conjugated TTR isoforms as support for the differential diagnosis of AD and related dementias by applying the method on clinically well-characterized samples collected under uniform and highly controlled conditions.
When the brain, especially the cerebral cortices and hippocampus, is compromised by the pathology of dementia, the ability to apply context to the perceived threat deteriorates.
The most commonly used tool for dementia screening was the Community Screening Interview for Dementia (CSID) questionnaire applied in 20 publications [ 32, 34, 36, 37, 41- 43, 49- 47, 49, 50, 54, 56, 65, 70].
The Alzheimer's Society Public Health Advisory Committee, with the University of Cambridge, initiated the Dementia Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) with the James Lind Alliance (JLA) to identify priorities for applied dementia research.
We must also be mindful of not extrapolating research from a specific dementia group and applying the findings to the entire syndrome, the so-called Alzheimerisation of dementia.
