The supportive strategic partner, King Abdulaziz C...

The supportive strategic partner, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, launched the first sessions of the "Fourth International Alzheimer's Conference" organized by the Saudi Alzheimer's Disease Society.
The first day witnessed 4 main sessions and an accompanying workshop where Professor Palmi Johnson, Head and Professor of Geriatrics Department at Landspitali University Hospital in the Republic of Iceland opened the first session with a welcome speech, then gave a keynote lecture titled "An overview of the current situation of Alzheimer's disease" in which he referred to That there are ten signs that warn of Alzheimer's disease, that vascular risk factors are associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, that education and the profession have an impact on the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease, and that sport is of utmost importance as the biomolecules produced during exercise and its transport of blood may have an effect We have a cognitive function. The Director General of Home Health Care at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Ali Maqbool Muhammad Al-Ghamdi, consultant for family and community medicine, highlighted the current and future services provided by the Ministry of Health to Alzheimer's patients.
As for the second session, Dr. Walid Ahmed Al-Karidi, consultant internal medicine and geriatric diseases, assistant professor and advisor at King Saud University, member of the scientific committee of the association, spoke about "diagnostic challenges in Alzheimer's disease" and gave a historical background on Alzheimer's disease and the aim of the study was to identify progress The current definition of Alzheimer's disease, the identification of early signs and unconventional patterns of Alzheimer's disease, as well as the identification of the influence of symptoms and symptoms involved in Alzheimer's disease, and linking the value of early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease to the current practice model.
As for Dr. Tim Moaqil, Consultant of Neurosurgery at King Khalid University Hospital, he talked about dementia: the main neurological cognitive disorder, and he gave an overview of the different causes of the disease and the identification of the main clinical features and pathological processes that distinguish between different dementia disorders. Dr. Maram Al-Fawzan, consultant to the department of geriatrics in King Abdulaziz Medical City at the National Guard, also spoke about "the stages of Alzheimer's disease: how the disease develops" as she stressed that knowledge of the stage can help in developing treatment plans as well as patient care plans.
The third session started with Professor Palmy Johnson's review of his scientific paper entitled "Progress in Alzheimer's and Aging Research", where he stressed that Alzheimer's cannot be understood separately from the main risk factor, age. As for the second speaker in the third session, he is Dr. Hashem Balubaid, Consultant Geriatrics in the King Abdulaziz Medical City for the National Guard and member of the Scientific Committee of the Society, where his scientific paper was entitled "Alzheimer's disease: current treatment and possible pathogens" and he explained the control and control of Alzheimer's disease, and pointed to Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease, and aging is among the main risk factors for this disease, and Alzheimer's disease gradually weakens abilities and cognitive behavior, leading to a gradual functional decline.
As for the fourth session, it is a practical dialogue session on "Control and Control of Alzheimer's Disease", in which Dr. Hashem Balbaid and Professor Palmy Johnson participated.
The first day concluded with an accompanying workshop in which Professor Hanadi Abdullah Suleiman Al-Wated, the social worker in King Fahd Medical City participated, where she gave a lecture entitled "Psychosocial Support Mechanisms for Caregivers", as Dr. Hamad Saad Al-Zahrani, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Head of the Department of Psychology Clinical Clinic, King Fahd Medical City, on "Neuropsychological diagnosis of Alzheimer's patients".