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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Global Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Dementia research has advanced significantly, with progress in epidemiology, biomarkers for Alzheimer disease, and therapeutic targets.
  • Developing societies present unique challenges in dementia care due to differing attitudes, clinical presentations, risk factors, and genetic variability compared to Western countries.
  • Understanding the interplay of ethnicity, genetics, environment, and culture is crucial for a comprehensive view of dementia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the extensive global diversity in dementia diagnosis, management, and research across different world regions.
  • To compare limited literature from the global South with advances from Western studies and author experiences.

Main Methods:

  • A critical review of existing literature, focusing on the disparity between the global South and the West.
  • Incorporation of authors' observational experiences in dementia research and management.

Main Results:

  • Major advances in dementia research include understanding global disease burden, Alzheimer disease biomarkers, and therapeutic targets.
  • Significant differences exist in dementia attitudes, clinical manifestations, and risk factor profiles between developing and Western societies.
  • Emerging evidence points to complex interactions between genetic, epigenetic, environmental, and cultural factors in dementia.

Conclusions:

  • A unified 'world approach' to dementia is vital for translating research advances into societal practice.
  • This global perspective is essential for a comprehensive understanding and for identifying novel solutions to dementia.
  • An integrated, evidence-based approach can facilitate dementia understanding, management, coordination, and prevention.