February 28, 2010

Interview with Prof David Neary (Neurology)


David Neary is a Professor of Neurology at the University of Manchester, UK, specializing in dementia. He started the Cerebral Function Unit (CFU) in Manchester with a multidisciplinary team of neurologists, neurospychiatrists, neuropathologists, radiologists and biochemists in order to tackle clinical and scientific research into the diagnosis, molecular pathology, pathogenesis and management of dementia. Prof Neary has authored more than 150 publications and three books, two of which are on dementia. In this podcast, we talk about dementia, its subtypes and general management. Finally, we address future challenges facing dementia research and patient care.

Listen to KMS's interview with him (conducted by Ayoub Dakson and Ali Mohsen) now by clicking on the play button in the podbean player below, checking out the podcast on http://kmsukir.podbean.com or searching for the 'Kuwait Medical Society' podcasts on iTunes (where you can subscribe to future podcasts).


Find out more about dementia and its impact on the individual, family, society and scientific research by exploring the following sites;

http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/
(The Alzheimer's Project contains lots of interesting educational videos about Alzherimer's dementia, the most common of all dementias)




http://alzheimers.org.uk/
(The Alzheimer's society is a large UK organization committed to support patient care and research in dementia, with a wealth of information in their website about the condition)

Selected publications and reading



David Neary.1999. Classification of the dementias. Reviews in clinical gerontology. 9; p 55
(Excellent review the clinical phenotypes and pathology of different dementias from a clinical point of view - highly recommended read)


H. Quefurth and F. LaFerla. 2010. Mechanisms of disease: Alzheimer's Disease.NEJM. 363: p329

(A recent reader friendly review of science's recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease)

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