Vitanova, KS; Stringer, KM; Benitez, DP; Brenton, J; Cummings, DM; (2019) Dementia associated with disorders of the basal ganglia. Journal of Neuroscience Research , 97 (12) pp. 1728-1741. 10.1002/jnr.24508.

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Abstract

Dementia is now the leading cause of death in the United Kingdom, accounting for over 12% of all deaths and is the fifth most common cause of death world-wide. As treatments for heart disease and cancers improve and the population ages, the number of sufferers will only increase, with the chance of developing dementia doubling every 5 years after the age of 65. Finding an effective treatment is ever more critical to avert this pandemic health (and economic) crisis. To date, most dementia-related research has focused on cortex and hippocampus, however, with dementia becoming more fully recognized as aspects of diseases historically categorized as motor disorders (e.g. Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases), the role of the basal ganglia in dementia is coming to the fore. Conversely, it is highly likely that neuronal pathways in these structures traditionally considered as spared in Alzheimer’s disease are also affected, particularly in later stages of the disease. In this review we examine some of the limited evidence linking the basal ganglia to dementia.

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