[Correspondence] World Wide Fingers will advance dementia prevention

Your Editorial highlighted the need of trials on dementia prevention, and welcomed the launch of World Wide Fingers WW-FINGERS),1 but did not provide details on this initiative. WW-FINGERS springs from the successful experience of the Finnish geriatric intervention study to prevent cognitive impairment and disability (FINGER),2 a landmark trial that showed that a multidomain lifestyle intervention, based on simultaneous management of several vascular and lifestyle-related risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD), can benefit cognition in people aged 60 –77 years with high risk of dementia.

Source: Lancet Neurology - December 16, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Miia Kivipelto, Francesca Mangialasche, Tiia Ngandu, World Wide Fingers Network Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research