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Laura Fratiglioni

professor in geriatric epidemiology
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Mild cognitive impairment–beyond controversies, towards a consensus: report of the International Working Group on Mild Cognitive Impairment

B Winblad, K Palmer, M Kivipelto, V Jelic… - Journal of internal …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The First Key Symposium was held in Stockholm, Sweden, 2–5 September 2003. The aim of
the symposium was to integrate clinical and epidemiological perspectives on the topic of …

The size and burden of mental disorders and other disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

HU Wittchen, F Jacobi, J Rehm, A Gustavsson… - European …, 2011 - Elsevier
AIMS: To provide 12-month prevalence and disability burden estimates of a broad range of
mental and neurological disorders in the European Union (EU) and to compare these …

Aging with multimorbidity: a systematic review of the literature

A Marengoni, S Angleman, R Melis… - Ageing research …, 2011 - Elsevier
A literature search was carried out to summarize the existing scientific evidence concerning
occurrence, causes, and consequences of multimorbidity (the coexistence of multiple …

Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

JC Lambert, CA Ibrahim-Verbaas, D Harold, AC Naj… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Eleven susceptibility loci for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) were identified by
previous studies; however, a large portion of the genetic risk for this disease remains …

Global prevalence of dementia: a Delphi consensus study

CP Ferri, M Prince, C Brayne, H Brodaty, L Fratiglioni… - The lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Background 100 years after the first description, Alzheimer's disease is one of the most
disabling and burdensome health conditions worldwide. We used the Delphi consensus …

An active and socially integrated lifestyle in late life might protect against dementia

L Fratiglioni, S Paillard-Borg, B Winblad - The Lancet Neurology, 2004 - thelancet.com
The recent availability of longitudinal data on the possible association of different lifestyles
with dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) allow some preliminary conclusions on this …

Cost of disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

A Gustavsson, M Svensson, F Jacobi… - European …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The spectrum of disorders of the brain is large, covering hundreds of
disorders that are listed in either the mental or neurological disorder chapters of the …

Influence of social network on occurrence of dementia: a community-based longitudinal study

L Fratiglioni, HX Wang, K Ericsson, M Maytan… - The lancet, 2000 - thelancet.com
Background Few data are available on the effect of social ties on dementia development.
This study explored whether single social network components and different degrees of the …

Role of genes and environments for explaining Alzheimer disease

M Gatz, CA Reynolds, L Fratiglioni… - Archives of general …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Context Twin studies using selected samples have shown high heritability for Alzheimer
disease (AD). Objective To evaluate genetic and environmental influences on AD in a fully …

Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts: prospective analyses from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

O Raaschou-Nielsen, ZJ Andersen, R Beelen… - The lancet …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Ambient air pollution is suspected to cause lung cancer. We aimed to assess
the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and lung cancer …