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. 2017 Dec 5;89(23):2381-2391.
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004717. Epub 2017 Nov 8.

Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias Summit 2016: National research priorities

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Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias Summit 2016: National research priorities

Roderick A Corriveau et al. Neurology. .

Abstract

Goal 1 of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease is to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer disease and Alzheimer disease-related dementias by 2025. To help inform the research agenda toward achieving this goal, the NIH hosts periodic summits that set and refine relevant research priorities for the subsequent 5 to 10 years. This proceedings article summarizes the 2016 Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias Summit, including discussion of scientific progress, challenges, and opportunities in major areas of dementia research, including mixed-etiology dementias, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal degeneration, vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia, dementia disparities, and dementia nomenclature.

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Figure 1. Role of Alzheimer disease (AD) and Alzheimer disease–related dementias (ADRD) summits in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease
National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease hosted AD and ADRD summits review progress in AD/ADRD research and generate or refine recommendations based on recent scientific discoveries and input from a wide range of stakeholders, including the public. These recommendations inform research milestones that are included in the annually updated national plan. The milestones not only help guide and track progress, but also inform the annual bypass budget proposals developed each year by the NIH and delivered to congress that estimate additional funding needed to reach Goal 1 of the National Plan.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Organization structure of the Alzheimer's Disease–Related Dementias (ADRD) Summit 2016 broken down into the pre-Summit activities, the Summit, and post-Summit activities
FTD = frontotemporal dementia; LBD = Lewy body dementia; MED = multiple etiology dementia; NGO = nongovernmental organizations; VCID = vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia.

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