It is time to focus on an underestimated epidemic

Authors

Gladys E. Maestre, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Ricardo Nitrini

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

12-2014

Abstract

Contemporary dementia research has spurred remarkable interest and endogenous efforts by clinical and research teams in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The combination of unprecedented high burden of dementia, low resource settings, and wide acceptance of age-related cognitive changes has put thousands of individuals and families in a vulnerable situation that requires immediate attention. This issue of Dementia & Neuropsychologia is dedicated to cognitive impairment and dementia in LAC, and presents a timely series of fourteen reviews and original articles from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Many of the topics have been extensively examined by clinicians and scientists all over the world, but the focus on LAC is just emerging.

Comments

Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642014DN84000001

Recommended Citation

Maestre, G. E., & Nitrini, R. (2014). It is time to focus on an underestimated epidemic. Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 8(4), 309–309. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642014DN84000001

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Publication Title

Dementia & Neuropsychologia

DOI

10.1590/S1980-57642014DN84000001

Academic Level

faculty

Mentor/PI Department

Neuroscience