Dementia: From Symptoms to Treatment - A Clinical Overview

This session provides a concise overview of dementia with a focus on Alzheimer’s disease, covering epidemiology, risk factors, subtypes, pathophysiology, prevention, and stepwise diagnosis from clinical assessment to CSF and emerging blood biomarkers. It also reviews current symptomatic and disease-modifying treatments and highlights upcoming developments and their implications for clinical imaging. 

Dementia - From Epidemiology to Diagnostic Work-up

• This session provides a holistic introduction to dementia, covering epidemiology, risk factors, and major subtypes with a focus on Alzheimer’s disease. Participants will learn about pathophysiological mechanisms, prevention strategies, and the stepwise diagnostic work-up — from clinical assessment to CSF and emerging blood-based biomarkers.

Treating Dementia: Current Options & Future Horizons

• An overview of today’s therapeutic landscape in dementia, spanning symptomatic and disease-modifying treatments. Participants will also learn about upcoming developments and their implications for clinical imaging.