Name of Fellow


Dr Nawaf Yassi

Institution


Funder


NHMRC

Contact information of fellow


Country


Australia

Title of project/programme


Vascular Cognitive Risk Score: quantifying the vascular burden in Alzheimer's Disease

Source of funding information


NHMRC

Total sum awarded (Euro)


€ 425,043

Start date of award


01/01/16

Total duration of award in years


5.0

The project/programme is most relevant to:


Alzheimer's disease & other dementias

Keywords


dementia | vascular dementia | cerebrovascular disease | stroke | brain imaging

Research Abstract


What causes dementia in a patient presenting to a clinic is often uncertain. While there are exciting potential treatments in the pipeline, we need to understand the cause of the disease in a specific patient to make correct treatment decisions. Stroke and other vascular diseases of the brain cause a significant proportion of dementia in the community. Using MRI scanning technology, this project will quantify this burden in a given patient by developing a ‘vascular cognitive risk’ (VCR) score.

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