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Live Event – Agitation Associated with Alzheimer’s Dementia: Pathophysiology
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Live Event – Agitation Associated with Alzheimer’s Dementia: Pathophysiology
This is a Live Event for PsychU members near the Fort Wayne, IN.
Tau pathology and neurodegeneration in key prefrontal and subcortical brain regions may increase the risk of developing agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia.1 Specifically, agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia may reflect an imbalance between top-down executive control (i.e., hypoactivity in prefrontal regions) and bottom-up emotional drive (i.e., hyperactivity in subcortical regions including the amygdala).1 Moreover, agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia is associated with noradrenergic, serotonergic, and dopaminergic system dysfunction in brain circuits mediating the balance between executive control and emotional drive.2,3 In this webinar, the speaker will review the loss of behavior regulation and the role of the monoamine system in the pathophysiology of agitation associated with Alzheimer’s Dementia.
1. Rosenberg, P.B., et al. Mol Aspects Med. 2015; 43-44: 25-37.
2. Jacobs, H.I., et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2021; 26(3): 897-906.
3. Lanctôt, K.L., et al. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2001; 13(1): 5-21.
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Alex Matushek, PharmD, MBA (OPDC)
Medical Science Liaison
Speaker Alex Matushek PharmD., MBA is an employee of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC)
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