Overview

Dementia and cognitive decline are on the rise due to an ageing population. The aim of our research is to improve the tools used by clinicians to achieve the most accurate and earliest possible diagnosis. To do this, we mainly study the clinical, genetic, neuropsychological and neuroimaging aspects of the main forms of dementia.

Research directions

  • Using visual brain atrophy scales for the differential diagnosis of dementia: the assessment of brain atrophy at the MRI may be limited in the clinical practice, the use of visual rating scales can increase the accuracy for the differentiation between neurodegenerative dementia 
  • Genotype-phenotype correlation in genetic forms of dementia: identification of clinical, neuropsychological and brain imaging features of patients with genetic dementia
  • Study of demographic characteristics and risk factors as modulators of cognitive disorders: the presence of a risk factor can influence the clinical and neuropsychological outcome  in patients with dementia?

Members

Publications

For a complete list see Giorgio Fumagalli personal page

Ongoing collaborations

  • Andrea Arighi, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milano
  • Yolande Pijnenburg, Amsterdam UMC
  • Jonathan Rohrer, University College London
  • Ramon Landin-Romero, University of Sydney
  • Martina Bocchetta, Brunel University London