Memory, ageing and risk factors, lessons from clinical trials and epidemiological studies

摘要

Memory troubles associated with age justify treatment and medical attention because they lead to real disabilities in daily living even without dementia, and also because they are early predictors of dementia in Alzheimers' Disease(AD). However, the treatment of these troubles remains uncertain, badly codified and extremely variable depending on the health systems concerned. Moreover, the dominant idea of many physicians, in the general Population and even in health authorities, is that it is normal to have Memory troubles in the elderly. This fact explains the common Attitude of therapeutic nihilism.