Proposed Alzheimer's disease and dementia topics

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  • Can the diagnosis of AD be made solely on biomarker evidence?
  • Does cognitive stimulation have value in the treatment of MCI and early AD?
  • Does general anesthesia increase the risk of dementia?
  • Is amyloid deposition a non-specific manifestation of aging?
  • Should agitation in AD be treated with antipsychotics?
  • Is obstructive sleep apnea an important risk factor for dementia?
  • The clinical criteria of NPH are sensitive and predictive of response to shunting.
  • Is inflammation a valid target for intervention in AD?     
  • Is TBI a risk for dementia?
  • The term Alzheimer's disease should be dropped as it is impeding future research.
Dementia plenary lectures
  • Neuroinflammation in neurodegeneration - friend or foe?
  • Transmission of human AD
  • How robotic technology can help in long term care of dementia patients?
  • Pharmacological treatment of AD in the year 2028
  • Are tau strains significant in human disease?
  • Why have we failed to cure AD?
List of invited speakers
 
Maria Barcikowska, Poland
Roger Bullock, UK
Ornit Chiba-Falek, USA
Marek Czosnyka, UK
Daniel Drubach, USA
Lawrence Friedhoff, USA
Tomasz Gabryelewicz, Poland
Michael Geschwind, USA
Ezio Giacobini, Switzerland
Panteleimon Giannakopoulos, Switzerland
Lawrence Honig, USA
Miia Kivipelto, Finland
David Knopman, USA
Amos Korczyn, Israel
Giancarlo Logroscino, Italy
Virginia M. Y. Lee, USA
Lefkos Middleton, UK
Agneta Nordberg, Sweden
Dan Perl, USA
Robert Perneczky, UK
Marios Polotis, UK
Konrad Rejdak, Poland
Dorota Religa, Sweden
Isabel Santana, Spain
Filip Scheperjans, Finland
Reinhold Schmidt, Austria
Luiza Spiru, Romania
Babak Tousi, USA
John Trojanowski, USA
Magda Tsolaki, Greece