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luation, carried out together with the rest of the staff dation Alzheimer Center Research Program data-
from the Center and healthcare professionals leads bases. In other instances, information provided by
to the syndromic and etiological diagnosis and to various collaborators is used.
the protocoled collection of neurological, psychia-
tric, neuropsychological, demographic, analytical, • Detection of biomarkers of Alzheimer's
therapeutic and neuroimaging data. This systematic disease in tear fluid
gathering of information, from the moment the pa- • Influence of the regular intake of drugs on
cognitive performance in the Vallecas Project
tient enters the study until it is transferred to another cohort (published article)
Day Center or passes away, allows for the genera- • Psychotic symptoms and vascular risk factors
tion of a large database of clinical data that can be in Alzheimer's disease
exploited in itself or in relation to the neuroimaging • Behavioral disorders and neuropathological
and/or neuropathological data. findings in Alzheimer's disease
• Components and effects of cognitive reserve
in a cohort of the elderly
In 2018, there were 35 new admissions in the Day
Care Center and in the Residence, all of them sig-
ned the consent to participate in the multidiscipli- 4. Other collaborative projects:
nary periodic evaluations. On top of the baseline
• Metabolomic study in patients with Alzheimer's
evaluations, a total of 1084 clinical evaluations disease or Mild Cognitive Impairment
(semi-annual frequency), 34 studies of brain MRI (an- • PET study with and amyloid tracer in patients
nual frequency) and 250 analytical studies were with Alzheimer-type Mild Cognitive
carry out. Impairment

3. Other ongoing research projects. The Department 5. Collaboration with the Master of Methodology
of Neurology, with its own resources or, more often from the Complutense University of Madrid Faculty
than not, in collaboration with other CAFRS or exter- of Psychology
nal groups, is carrying out several other research pro-
jects. Most of them are mainly based on information
o from the Vallecas Project or the Queen Sofia Foun-

Periodic multidisciplinary assessments during 2018

Admissions in Day Centre and Residence 35

Informed Consents 35
Baseline Assessments 70
Clinical Evaluations 1,084
Brain MRI Studies 34
Blood testing 250

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