A GP guide to reducing dementia risk
Up to 10% of the population aged 65 and over are likely to develop the condition, so what can GPs do to lower prevalence?
Dementia, a syndromal diagnosis, has multiple and varied risk factors and pathologies.
Therefore, the most promising current strategy for dementia risk reduction is to target known risk factors.
The most common underlying causes for dementia are cited as Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.1
However, in the absence of a definitive diagnostic biomarker, diagnosis has traditionally been based around degeneration of cognitive skills sufficient to interfere with independence in activities of daily living.2
