Early prevention factors in Alzheimer's disease

Authors

  • Nehemías Feliciano López Yes Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
  • Ana Lucia Moscoso Figueroa Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
  • María Alejandra Monzón Girón Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
  • Karen Jackeline Maldonado Hernández Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
  • Manuel Toledo Jacobo Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46780/cunzac.v4i2.41

Keywords:

Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, risk factors, prevention

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized in its typical form by a loss of memory and progressively other executive mental capacities such as orientation, planning, generation of new learning and problem solving. It is considered a complex and multicausal disease, age being the main non-modifiable risk factor. The genetic origin of AD is known, being a neurodegenerative dementia  characteristic of the elderly population, these patients being over sixty years of age, affecting cognitive funmctions, developing dependency and frailty in this very vulnerable group. However, the present trial will focus on modifiable and preventive factors in order to determine the preventive factors of AD, contribute to an early diagnosis and enable early interventions. The identification of prevention factors in AD will be vital to make modifiable lifestyle changes in people with neuroepigenetic risk factors in order to provide quality of life to those who suffer from this neurodegenerative disease.

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Author Biography

Nehemías Feliciano López Yes, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Team of researchers from the project "Early prevention factors in Alzheimer's disease". University of San Carlos of Guatemala.

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Published

2021-07-14

How to Cite

López Yes, N. F. ., Moscoso Figueroa, A. L. ., Monzón Girón, M. A. ., Maldonado Hernández, K. J. ., & Toledo Jacobo, M. . (2021). Early prevention factors in Alzheimer’s disease. Revista Académica CUNZAC, 4(2), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.46780/cunzac.v4i2.41

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Ensayos científicos