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Alain Berard

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Sensory functions and Alzheimer's disease: a multi-disciplinary approach

2015

Relations between sensory functions and Alzheimer's disease are still under-explored. To understand them better, the Fondation Médéric Alzheimer has brought together a multi-disciplinary expert group. Aristote's five senses must be enhanced by today's knowledge of proprioception, motor cognition and pain perception. When cognition breaks down, the person with dementia perceives the world around her with her sensory experience, yet is unable to integrate all this information to understand the context. The treatment of multiple sensory inputs by the brain is closely linked to cognitive processes. Sensory deficits reduce considerably the autonomy of people with dementia in their daily life and…

MaleSensationPoison controlContext (language use)Sensory system03 medical and health sciencesCognition0302 clinical medicineQuality of life (healthcare)Alzheimer DiseaseMotor cognitionHumansMedicineDementiaCognitive rehabilitation therapy030223 otorhinolaryngologyBiological PsychiatryAgedAged 80 and overbusiness.industryPain PerceptionCognitionmedicine.disease3. Good healthNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyFemaleNeurology (clinical)Geriatrics and GerontologybusinessNeuroscience030217 neurology & neurosurgeryCognitive psychologyGériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Viellissement
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ESEMAJ : étude socio-économique portant sur les malades Alzheimer jeunes

2014

rapport d’étude de la Fondation Médéric Alzheimer;

Etude socio-économique[ SHS.ECO ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economies and financesMalades d'Alzheimer[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance[SHS.ECO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and FinanceJeunes
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Perception du risque dépendance et couverture au sein de la population : les enseignements de l’enquête Pated

2014

Rapport d’étude de la Fondation Médéric Alzheimer;

Enquête Pated[ SHS.ECO ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economies and financesDépendance[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance[SHS.ECO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance
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