The landscape of dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and care in Latin America

Claudia K Suemoto; Nilton Custodio; Diego Aguilar; José A Avila-Funes; Sandra Baez; Pablo M Bagnati; Lisa L Barnes; Sonia M D Brucki; Ismael L Calandri; Paulo Caramelli; Mario Cornejo-Olivas; Carolina Delgado Derio; Sergio T Ferreira; Adolfo M García; Lea T Grinberg; Agustin M Ibanez; Rosario Isasi; Sylvia E Josephy-Hernández; Maria Lazo Porras; Jorge J Llibre-Guerra; Juan J Llibre-Rodriguez; Mychael V Lourenco; B Marcela Mar Meza; Joaquin Migeot; J Jaime Miranda; Claudia Miranda-Castillo; Catherine J Mummery; José F Parodi; Natalia Pozo Castro; Rosa María Salinas Contreras; Hernando Santamaría-García; Andrea Slachevsky; Juliana N Souza-Talarico; Ezequiel I Surace; Leonel T Takada; Elena Tsoy; Martha Unaucho Pilalumbo; Eduardo R Zimmer; Igor C Fontana; Simin Mahinrad; Heather M Snyder; Maria C Carrillo

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The landscape of dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and care in Latin America

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The landscape of dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and care in Latin America

Claudia K Suemoto, Nilton Custodio, Diego Aguilar, José A Avila-Funes, Sandra Baez, Pablo M Bagnati, Lisa L Barnes, Sonia M D Brucki, Ismael L Calandri, Paulo Caramelli, …

Alzheimer's & dementia, Vol.22(3), e71309

03/2026

DOI: 10.1002/alz.71309

PMCID: PMC13093637

PMID: 41894159

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Abstract

Latin America is undergoing rapid population aging alongside a rising burden of dementia. While the region holds substantial potential for dementia risk reduction, challenges remain, such as delayed diagnoses, limited access to specialized care and biomarker testing, persistent stigma, and deep-rooted structural inequities. To address these gaps and foster regionally informed solutions, the Alzheimer's Association convened the 2025 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) Satellite Symposium in Lima, Peru, on May 14-15, in collaboration with the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health. The meeting aimed to bring core elements of the global AAIC meeting to regional Latin American settings, recognizing that national and cultural contexts demand tailored approaches to dementia prevention, risk reduction, treatment and care all aimed at promoting brain health in the region. This manuscript synthesizes the symposium's key discussions, scientific advances, and opportunities for collaboration across the region.

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Dementia - diagnosis

Dementia - epidemiology

Dementia - therapy

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Latin America - epidemiology

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Title: Subtitle: The landscape of dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and care in Latin America
Creators: Claudia K Suemoto - Universidade de São Paulo
Nilton Custodio - Institute of Peruvian Studies
Diego Aguilar - Alzheimer's Disease International, London, UK
José A Avila-Funes - Université de Bordeaux
Sandra Baez - Universidad de Los Andes
Pablo M Bagnati - Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva
Lisa L Barnes - Rush University Medical Center
Sonia M D Brucki - Universidade de São Paulo
Ismael L Calandri - Amsterdam Neuroscience
Paulo Caramelli - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Mario Cornejo-Olivas - Universidad Científica del Sur
Carolina Delgado Derio - Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Sergio T Ferreira - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Adolfo M García - Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Lea T Grinberg - Mayo Clinic in Florida
Agustin M Ibanez - Trinity College Dublin
Rosario Isasi - Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation
Sylvia E Josephy-Hernández - Costa Rican Department of Social Security
Maria Lazo Porras - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Jorge J Llibre-Guerra - Washington University in St. Louis
Juan J Llibre-Rodriguez - University of Havana
Mychael V Lourenco - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
B Marcela Mar Meza - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Joaquin Migeot - Trinity College Dublin
J Jaime Miranda - The University of Sydney
Claudia Miranda-Castillo - Millennium Science Initiative
Catherine J Mummery - UK Dementia Research Institute
José F Parodi - Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Natalia Pozo Castro - Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Rosa María Salinas Contreras - Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía
Hernando Santamaría-García - University of California, San Francisco
Andrea Slachevsky - Clínica Alemana
Juliana N Souza-Talarico - University of Iowa
Ezequiel I Surace - Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia
Leonel T Takada - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Elena Tsoy - Global Brain Health Institute
Martha Unaucho Pilalumbo - University of California, San Francisco
Eduardo R Zimmer - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Igor C Fontana - UK Dementia Research Institute
Simin Mahinrad - Alzheimer's Association
Heather M Snyder - Alzheimer's Association
Maria C Carrillo - Alzheimer's Association
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Alzheimer's & dementia, Vol.22(3), e71309
DOI: 10.1002/alz.71309
PMID: 41894159
PMCID: PMC13093637
NLM abbreviation: Alzheimers Dement
ISSN: 1552-5260
eISSN: 1552-5279
Publisher: Wiley
Grant note: Takeda ANID/FONDEF Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders (Global Brain Health Institute, Alzheimer's Association, and Alzheimer's Society) Global Brain Health Institute Consejo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico Alzheimer's Association NIH D43 Fogarty Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) ANID/Fondecyt ANID/Fondap
Language: English
Date published: 03/2026
Academic Unit: Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Nursing
Record Identifier: 9985149630102771

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