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Dementia 2016
September 29-October 01, 2016
Volume 6 Issue 5(Suppl) J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2016
ISSN:2161-0460 JADP, an open access journal
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September 29-October 01, 2016 London, UK
5th International Conference on
Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia
2. The proposed algorithm had been applied to the extracted statistical features before performing the classification step
using the SVM. The obtained results of the metric parameters values improved to 70%.
3. The proposed algorithm had been applied to the 2D images with only intensity level of the images. The obtained results of
the values of the metric parameters improved to 100% using number of extracted features equal to 500 features.
Finally, the trends of this paper for the Alzheimer’s disease is to build up a CAD system used to assist the medical doctors
to easly diagnosis it without the need to ask about the symptoms, do physical examinations, check neurological functions, or
ask about blood tests and urine samples.
J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2016, 6:5(Suppl)
More than a century of Alzheimer’s disease research…Are we barking up the wrong trees?
Andrew CK Law
The University of Hong Kong, China
Decades ago, “senility” was considered a normal part of aging. Scientists and societies have come a long way to understand
that cognitive impairments are indeed abnormal. Dementia is a detrimental condition that affects substantial number of
individuals worldwide. Despite having ongoing heavyweight research being conducted in prominent laboratories, significant
knowledge gaps regarding the pathogenesis remain and that there is not a single convincing therapeutic strategy thus far! The
current deficiency of achievement in conquering dementia would prompt many to think… “where have we gone wrong?” This
presentation will discuss the possible pitfalls and hopes in our fierce battle with the “mind-robbing demon”.
Explore creative capacity of seniors with dementia – A whole-person approach
Bingyu Li
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
In recent years, the goal of dementia care has expanded from maintaining physical health and cognitive functions to
achieving holistic wellbeing among seniors with dementia. More and more significance is being attached to whole-person
approaches that aim at comprehensively improving the life quality of seniors with dementia. Creativity, as a basis for human
life, has been widely proved to be an important factor influencing people’s quality of life. Although research has shown that
generally dementia impairs people’s cognitive functioning, including creativity, it has also been reported that some seniors have
developed new forms of creativity after diagnosis of dementia, possibly as a result of disinhibition. Such findings provide a new
perspective in dementia care development that empathizes strength rather than symptoms. In the new generation of dementia
interventions, seniors should be associated with potentials instead of problems, and they should no longer be considered as
passive receivers of caring service but vital participants in creative and meaningful activities. To achieve that, service providers
need a conceptual tool that facilitates them understanding creativity of seniors with dementia, as well as effective methods for
application and reinforcement of such capacity. Based on current evidence, this paper proposes a practice development model
that recognizes, explores and enhances creative capacity of demented seniors, with cultural sensitivity taken into particular
consideration.