Dr B Ryan: The Key to Combating Dementia is Early Detection

Selwyn Community Education is based at Selwyn College, Kohimarama, Auckland.

This presentation will explain why early detection of dementia is vital for successful treatment. I will discuss my research, a longitudinal study of frontotemporal dementia that aims to identify dementia at its earliest stage, before clinical symptoms appear.

About Dr Brigid Ryan
Dr Brigid Ryan is a neuroscientist working at the Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland. She has expertise in neurodegenerative disease and a particular interest in early biomarkers of dementia. She is currently leading a multi-disciplinary longitudinal study of the earliest changes that occur in dementia.

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