Abstract Topics

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Theme A: β-Amyloid Diseases

Topics:

A1.a. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Abeta aggregation, protein misfolding
A1.b. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Cell to cell transmission, spreading of pathology, prion-like
A1.c. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Inflammation
A1.d. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Synaptic plasticity & synapse pathology
A1.e. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Cellular signaling, kinases, phosphatases, calcium
A1.f. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Lysosomes, ubiquitin, proteasome, ER stress, chaperones
A1.g. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative damage
A1.h. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Lipids, lipoproteins and membrane trafficking
A1.i. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Microglia
A1.j. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Astroglia
A1.k. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Neurogenesis
A1.l. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Vasculature, microbleeds, hypertension, angiogenesis
A1.m. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Blood-brain barrier
A1.n. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Metabolism, insulin
A1.o. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Neural networks, plasticity
A1.p. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Transcriptional & translational regulation, micro RNAs
A1.q. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Autophagy, apoptosis, cell death
A1.r. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Aging
A1.s. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Microbiome
A1.t. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Other
A2.a. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Abeta, truncated & pGlu-Abeta
A2.b. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Immunotherapy
A2.c. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Secretases, proteases
A2.d. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Kinases, other enzymes
A2.e. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Neurotransmitters & receptor-based
A2.f. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: ApoE & lipoprotein-based
A2.g. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Anti-inflammatory
A2.h. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Anti-oxidants
A2.i. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Neurotrophic, synaptic plasticity, repair, regenerative medicine
A2.j. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Protein aggregation, misfolding, chaperones
A2.k. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: TREM2
A2.l. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: CD33
A2.m. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Microglia
A2.n. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Astroglia
A2.o. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Gene therapy and gene editing
A2.p. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: ASO and RNAi
A2.q. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Neurogenesis and iPSC
A2.r. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Other
A3.a. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Immunotherapy
A3.b. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Immunomodulators
A3.c. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Amyloid clearance
A3.d. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Secretase inhibitors & modulators
A3.e. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Aggregation inhibitors
A3.f. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Neuroprotective & mitochondrial compounds
A3.g. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Neurotransmitter-based modulators
A3.h. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Receptor ligands
A3.i. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Mitochondrial drugs
A3.j. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Cell-based therapies
A3.k. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Transcranial magnetic stimulation
A3.l. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Medicinal chemistry approaches, drug repurposing
A3.m. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Personalized medicines
A3.n. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Regulatory aspects
A3.o. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Non-pharmacological interventions
A3.p. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Other
A4.a. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Structural MRI, MR spectroscopy
A4.b. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Functional MRI
A4.c. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: PET – amyloid
A4.d. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: PET – glucose
A4.e. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: PET – other
A4.f. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: SPECT
A4.g. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Multimodal imaging
A4.h. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: CSF, blood, body fluid biomarkers
A4.i. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: EEG, brain mapping, MEG
A4.j. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Cognitive, psychometric & behavioral tests
A4.k. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Other
A4.l. Digital and AI-Based biomarkers
A5.a. Genetics, Epidemiology: Whole genome sequencing
A5.b. Genetics, Epidemiology: Disease-causing mutations
A5.c. Genetics, Epidemiology: GWAS, genetic associations, susceptibility & protective genes
A5.e. Genetics, Epidemiology: Aging
A5.f. Genetics, Epidemiology: Environmental risk factors
A5.g. Genetics, Epidemiology: Metabolic and cardiovascular
A5.h. Genetics, Epidemiology: Infectious and inflammation
A5.i. Genetics, Epidemiology: Other
A6.a. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: APP, APLP, Abeta
A6.b. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: ApoE
A6.c. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Secretases
A6.d. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Growth factors, synaptic plasticity
A6.e. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: GCPR, nicotinic, sigma-1 & other receptors
A6.f. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Network biology, connectome, protein-protein interations
A6.g. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Metabolomics, transcriptomics, lipidomics, proteomics
A6.h. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Epigenetics, histone modification, DNA methylation
A6.i. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Other
A7.a. Animal Models: Transgenic rodents
A7.b. Animal Models: Primates, naturally occuring models
A7.c. Animal Models: Non-mammalian models
A7.d. Animal Models: Optogenetics
A7.e. Animal Models: Other
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Theme B: Taupathies

Topics:

B1.a. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Tau aggregation, phophorylation, acetylation & modifications
B1.b. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Cell to cell transmission, spreading of pathology, prion-like
B1.c. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Inflammation
B1.d. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Synapse pathology
B1.e. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Cellular signalling, kinases, phosphatases, calcium
B1.f. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Lysosomes, ubiquitin, proteasome, ER stress
B1.g. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative damage
B1.h. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Lipids, lipoproteins and membrane trafficking
B1.i. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Microglia
B1.j. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Astroglia
B1.k. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Neurogenesis
B1.l. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Vasculature, angiogenesis
B1.m. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Blood-brain barrier
B1.n. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Metabolism, insulin
B1.o. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Neural networks & plasticity
B1.p. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Transcriptional & translational regulation, micro RNAs
B1.q. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Autophagy,  apoptosis, cell death
B1.r. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Protein misfolding, chaperones
B1.s. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Aging
B1.t. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Microbiome
B1.u. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Other
B2.a. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Tau, phosphorylation, truncation
B2.b. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Immunotherapy
B2.c. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Kinases, phosphatases, other enzymes
B2.d. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Neurotransmitters & receptor-based
B2.e. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Anti-inflammatory
B2.f. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Anti-oxidants
B2.g. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Neurotrophic, synaptic plasticity, repair
B2.h. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Protein aggregation, NFT, misfolding, chaperones
B2.i. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Gene and RNAi therapy
B2.j. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Microglia
b2.k. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Astroglia
B2.l. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Adult neurogenesis
B2.m. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Other
B3.a. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Immunotherapy
B3.b. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Immunomodulators
B3.c. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Tau clearance
B3.d. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Kinase inhibitors & phosphatase modulators
B3.e. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Aggregation inhibitors
B3.f. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Neuroprotective & mitochondrial compounds
B3.g. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Neurotransmitter-based modulators
B3.h. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Mitochondrial drugs
B3.i. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Cell-based therapies
B3.j. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Transcranial magnetic stimulation
B3.k. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Personalized medicines
B3.l. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Regulatory aspects
B3.m. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Medicinal chemistry approaches, drug repurposing
B3.n. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Non-pharmacological interventions
B3.o. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Other
B4.a. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Structural MRI, MR spectroscopy
B4.b. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Functional MRI
B4.c. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: PET – tau
B4.d. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: PET – glucose
B4.e. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: PET – other
B4.f. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: SPECT
B4.g. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Multimodal imaging
B4.h. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: CSF, blood, body fluid biomarkers
B4.i. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: EEG, brain mapping, MEG
B4.j. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Cognitive, psychometric & behavioral tests
B4.k. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Other
B4.l. Digital and AI-Based biomarkers
B5.a. Genetics, Epidemiology: Whole genome sequencing
B5.b. Genetics, Epidemiology: Disease-causing mutations
B5.c. Genetics, Epidemiology: GWAS, genetic associations, susceptibility & protective genes
B5.d. Genetics, Epidemiology: Aging
B5.e. Genetics, Epidemiology: Environmental risk factors
B5.f. Genetics, Epidemiology: Metabolic, cardiovascular, inflammation
B5.g. Genetics, Epidemiology: Other
B6.a. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Tau, tau isoforms
B6.b. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Kinases, phosphatases
B6.c. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Posttranslational modifications
B6.d. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Growth factors, synaptic plasticity
B6.e. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: GCPR, nicotinic, sigma-1, other receptors
B6.f. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Network biology, connectome, protein-protein interations
B6.g. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Metabolomics, transcriptomics, lipidomics, proteomics
B6.h. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Epigenetics, histone modification, DNA methylation
B6.k. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Other
B7.a. Animal Models: Transgenic rodents
B7.b. Animal Models: Primates, naturally- occuring models
B7.c. Animal Models: Non-mammalian models
B7.d. Animal Models: Optogenetics
B7.3. Animal Models: Other
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Theme C: α-Synucleinopathies

Topics:

C1.a. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Αlpha-synuclein aggregation
C1.b. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: LRKK2, parkin, PINK1, DJ-1
C1.c. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Cell to cell transmission, spreading of pathology, prion-like
C1.d. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Autophagy, lysosomes, ubiquitin, proteasome
C1.e. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Lipids, lipoproteins and membrane trafficking
C1.f. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Inflammation
C1.g. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Microglia
C1.h. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Astroglia
C1.i. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Cellular signaling, kinases, phosphatases, calcium
C1.i. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative damage
C1.j. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Vasculature, angiogenesis, blood-brain barrier
C1.k. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Synapse pathology, neural networks, plasticity, neurogenesis
C1.l. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Transcriptional & translational regulation, micro RNAs
C1.m. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Apoptosis, cell death
C1.n. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Protein aggregation, misfolding, chaperones
C1.o. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Metal ions
C1.p. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Modeling of disease progression
C1.q. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology: Other
C2.a. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Αlpha-synuclein
C2.b. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Immunotherapy
C2.c. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Kinases, other enzymes
C2.d. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Dopamine, neurotransmitters
C2.e. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Cell transplantation
C2.f. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Deep brain stimulation
C2.g. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant
C2.h. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Microglia
C2.i. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Astroglia
C2.j. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Protein aggregation, misfolding, chaperones
C2.k. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Gene therapy and gene editing
C2.l. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: ASO and RNAi
C2.m. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Neurogenesis and iPSC
C2.n. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment: Other
C3.a. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Immunotherapy
C3.b. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Vitamins, antioxidants, neuroprotective compounds
C3.c. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Neurotransmitter- and receptor based modulators
C3.d. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Deep brain stimulation
C3.e. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Aggregation inhibitors
C3.f. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Enzyme modulators
C3.g. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Medicinal chemistry approaches, drug repurposing
C3.h. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Drug delivery systems
C3.i. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Non-pharmacological interventions, neurosurgery
C3.j. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Microbiome
C3.k. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Personalized medicines
C3.l. Drug Development, Clinical Trials: Regulatory aspects
C4.b. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Functional MRI
C4.c. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: PET
C4.d. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: SPECT
C4.e. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Multimodal imaging
C4.f. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: CSF, blood, body fluid biomarkers
C4.g. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: EEG, brain mapping, MEG
C4.h. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Cognitive, psychometric, behavioral and motor tests
C4.i. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Microbiome

C4.j. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics: Other

 

C4.k Wearable devices

 

C4.l Digital and AI-based biomarkers

C5.a. Genetics, Epidemiology: Whole genome sequencing
C5.b. Genetics, Epidemiology: Disease-causing mutations
C5.c. Genetics, Epidemiology: GWAS, genetic associations, susceptibility & protective genes
C5.d. Genetics, Epidemiology: Aging
C5.e. Genetics, Epidemiology: Environmental risk factors
C5.f. Genetics, Epidemiology: Inflammation
C5.g. Genetics, Epidemiology: Other
C6.a. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Αlpha-synuclein
C6.b. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: LRKK2, parkin, PINK1, DJ-1 and other PD related genes
C6.c. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Growth factors, synaptic plasticity
C6.d. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: GCPR, dopamine & other receptors
C6.e. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Network biology, connectome, protein-protein interactions
C6.f. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Metabolomics, transcriptomics, lipidomics, proteomics
C6.g. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Epigenetics, histone modification, DNA methylation
C6.h. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology: Other
C7.a. Animal Models: Transgenic rodents
C7.b. Animal Models: Primates, naturally occuring models
C7.c. Animal Models: Non-mammalian models
C7.d. Animal Models: Optogenetics

C7.e. Animal Models: Other

 

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Theme D: TDP43- and C9orf72-Related Diseases

Topics:

D1. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology
D2. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment
D3. Drug Development, Clinical Trials
D4. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics
D5. Genetics, Epidemiology
D6. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology
D7. Animal Models
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Theme E : Vascular Diseases

Topics:

E1. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology
E2. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment
E3. Drug Development, Clinical Trials
E4. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics
E5. Genetics, Epidemiology
E6. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology
E7. Animal Models
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Theme F: Prion Diseases

Topics:

F1. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology
F2. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment
F3. Drug Development, Clinical Trials
F4. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics
F5. Genetics, Epidemiology
F6. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology
F7. Animal Models
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Theme G: Huntington's and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

Topics:

G1. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology
G2. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment
G3. Drug Development, Clinical Trials
G4. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics
G5. Genetics, Epidemiology
G6. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology
G7. Animal Models
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Theme H: Demyelinating Diseases

Topics:

H1. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology
H2. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment
H3. Drug Development, Clinical Trials
H4. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics
H5. Genetics, Epidemiology
H6. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology
H7. Animal Models
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Theme I: Lysosomal Storage Diseases

Topics:

I1. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology
I2. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment
I3. Drug Development, Clinical Trials
I4. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics
I5. Genetics, Epidemiology
I6. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology
I7. Animal Models
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Theme J: COVID-19: Impact on Brain Neurodegenerative Diseases

Topics:

J1a. Neuropathology of Covid-19
J1b. Neuroimaging of Covid-19
J1c. Neurological manifestations of Covid-19
J1d. Comorbidity of neurodegeneration with Covid-19
J1e. Impact of Covid-19 on clinical trials: Telemedicine, Digital Health and E-Trials
J1f. CNS invasion of SARS-CoV2
J1g. Epidemiology of Covid-19 in patients with neurodegenerative diseases
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Theme K: Psychiatric Symptoms in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Topics:

K1. Disease Mechanisms, Pathophysiology
K2. Therapeutic Targets, Mechanisms for Treatment
K3. Drug Development, Clinical Trials
K4. Imaging, Biomarkers, Diagnostics
K5. Genetics, Epidemiology
K6. Cell, Molecular and Systems Biology
K7. Animal Models
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Theme L: Patient Care and Support

Topics:

L1.a. Dementia and Cognitive Dysfunction: Caregiver support
L1.b. Dementia and Cognitive Dysfunction: Mobile applications, social networks
L1.c. Dementia and Cognitive Dysfunction: Cognitive training
L1.d. Dementia and Cognitive Dysfunction: Exercise
L1.e. Dementia and Cognitive Dysfunction: Support devices & monitoring
L1.f. Dementia and Cognitive Dysfunction: Quality of life
L1.g. Dementia and Cognitive Dysfunction: Functional foods
L1.h. Dementia and Cognitive Dysfunction: Behavioral & psychiatric symptoms
L1.i. Dementia and Cognitive Dysfunction: Fall prevention & patient protection
L1.j. Dementia and Cognitive Dysfunction: Other
L2.a. Movement Disorders: Caregiver support
L2.b. Movement Disorders: Mobile applications, Telemedicine, Digital Health, E-trials & social networks
L2.c. Movement Disorders: Motor coordination & exercise
L2.d. Movement Disorders: Support devices & monitoring
L2.e. Movement Disorders: Functional foods
L2.f. Movement Disorders: Quality of life
L2.g. Movement Disorders: Fall prevention & patient protection
L2.g. Movement Disorders: Behavioral & psychiatric symptoms
L2.h. Movement Disorders: Other
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