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The Dementia Unit of the University Hospital Virgen de La Arrixaca serves 2,500 patients each year, of which approximately 500 are newly diagnosed
The Brain Bank of the Region has 120 donations of brain tissue, of which 10 correspond to healthy donors
The Director General of the Instituto Murciano Senior Social Action (IMAS), Enrique Perez, said today that "the Ministry of Health and Social Policy is a priority to continue enabling all IMAS dependent centers have human and material resources to offer personalized therapies for Alzheimer's patients. "
On the occasion of World Alzheimer's Day to be held tomorrow, the CEO visited and professional users of the Day Centre for Alzheimer's and Other Dementias of the Association of Relatives of Alzheimer's and Dementia Sewer (AFAD).
The latest studies available show that in the Autonomous Region there are 12,000 Alzheimer's patients, a figure that could be expanded to 16,000 in 2015, according to data from the report of results of 'Ariane program of autonomy in our elders', held by the Ministry under the title 'Prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in the Region of Murcia' ..
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that manifests as cognitive and behavioral disorders and is characterized by progressive loss of memory.
After the diagnosis usually has an average duration of ten years, depending on the severity.
The IMAS provides in Day Centres Network of 938 seats of which about 440 are occupied by people with Alzheimer's.
In its residential offering has 2,240 public squares, of which 675 belong to seniors with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
In this sense, the CEO said that "in all therapies are customized and cognitive stimulation workshops aimed at relieving the symptoms of people with neurodegenerative diseases."
The coordination of care and health, said the CEO, is "basic" to provide comprehensive care to patients and their families.
He added, "We must continue to work on research topics to provide early diagnosis and learn more about the evolution of this disease, which affects more and more people."
Dementia Unit
The Dementia Unit of the University Hospital Virgen de La Arrixaca, directed by Dr. Carmen Antunez, began operations in 2002 and is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of ten professional Murciano Health Service (SMS) experts in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with dementia, who in their daily work combined clinical and research tasks.
Each year, professionals in the Dementia Unit typically serve about 2,500 patients, of which about 500 are newly diagnosed Alzheimer's.
The clinical task is enhanced by the development in 2009 of a telephone support program in which each year receives about 14,000 inquiries from patients and families on various topics related to Alzheimer's.
Another initiative launched in 2009 by the Dementia Unit, in collaboration with Centre for Documentation and Advanced Studies in Contemporary Art Murcia is the project 'Art and culture as therapy', aimed to increase autonomy and cognitive stimulation through art.
So, last year about 250 people, patients and families used this service
Research and donation
The region was the first autonomous region of southern Spain in launching a Brain Bank that currently serves the entire southeastern Spanish.
The Brain Bank began operations in 2007 and since then has received 120 donations of brain tissue, of which 10 correspond to healthy donors and other people suffering from a neurological disease.
The Senior General Manager of donations valued to advance in Alzheimer's research and stated that "all brain tissue donations are from people in the region or come from nearby provinces like Almeria, Granada, Alicante and Valencia."
He also explained that since the Dementia Unit working in several international clinical trials and, at present, is investigated on two new disease modifying drugs.
Also continue to investigate aspects related biomarkers to identify patients who may or may not suffer from Alzheimer's.
The CEO described as "very good" line between professionals and SMS IMAS in the field of primary and specialized care, "to achieve proper operation care and meet the needs of all persons, patients or family Fighting Alzheimer's Disease ".
Source: CARM
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