非洲的唐氏综合征:挑战,机遇和未来的方向
Eimear McGlinchey1,2, Salina Tewolde3, Amanda He4
1Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
概括
非洲的预期寿命增加意味着更多患有唐氏综合征 (DS) 的人将患上阿尔茨海默病 (DSAD). 需要紧急规划,以解决数据缺口,并改善非洲DSAD的护理.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
背景情况:
- 预计非洲唐氏综合征 (DS) 患者预期寿命的增加将增加与DS相关的阿尔茨海默病 (DSAD) 的发病率.
- 非洲现有的健康和社会差异需要积极规划,应对日益增长的DSAD挑战.
研究的目的:
- 为应对非洲出现的与DS相关的阿尔茨海默病 (DSAD) 的新挑战.
- 通过泛非洲合作,确定针对唐氏综合症 (DS) 和痴呆症护理的区域优先事项.
主要方法:
- 在低收入和中等收入国家大脑衰老和痴呆症会议 (内罗毕,2024) 上的泛非洲合作和利益相关者讨论.
- 确定DS和痴呆症护理的区域优先事项.
主要成果:
- 非洲成年DS患者的流行病学,认知和生物标志物数据存在重大差距.
- 延迟诊断和有限的专业服务阻碍了获得DSAD护理的机会.
- 像移动生物标志物采样和文化适应的认知评估这样的创新解决方案显示出有希望.
结论:
- 将全球DSAD研究与非洲的基于社区的护理模式相结合,提供了机会.
- 优先考虑研究,能力建设和卫生系统整合对于解决非洲的DSAD至关重要.
- 倡导将DS纳入非洲的痴呆症战略对于公平的护理和研究参与至关重要.
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