Name of Fellow


Dr Amy Brodtmann

Institution


Funder


NHMRC

Contact information of fellow


Country


Australia

Title of project/programme


Do strokes cause dementia?

Source of funding information


NHMRC

Total sum awarded (Euro)


€ 194,934

Start date of award


01/01/13

Total duration of award in years


5.0

The project/programme is most relevant to:


Alzheimer's disease & other dementias

Keywords


stroke | dementia | volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (mri) | cognition | neurodegeneration

Research Abstract


There is no direct evidence linking Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and stroke. It is unknown whether stroke can trigger progressive dementia in the same way as AD. In a group of stroke patients, I will measure MRI brain volume and cognition in the 5 years after stroke. These findings will be critical for identification of those patients most at risk of dementia after stroke. This may allow future early intervention for these patients, via promising AD disease-modifying therapies.

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