CV Lattes
Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (HCFMUSP). Instituto de Psiquiatria Doutor Antonio Carlos Pacheco e Silva (IPq) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist. Currently she is a Postdoctoral researcher associate at Washington State University, United States. PhD in Sciences by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo (USP). She is graduated by the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP). Master in Thanatology from the University of Padova, Italy. Specialist in Neuropsychology and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation from USP. Training in Psychogerontology at the University of Barcelona, Spain and at COGEAE-PUC-SP. she is a collaborator of PROTER (Programa Terceira Idade) of the Psychiatric Institute, Clinical Hospital, College of Medicine, USP. Has experience with Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Aging in minority populations, Down's Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Type 1 Diabetes and Alzheimer's in North American Natives. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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People with Down syndrome have a high rate of Alzheimer's Dementia. However, tools for detection of dementia and cognitive decline in Brazil are not adapted for people with intellectual disabilities. Recently some diagnostic tools for dementia specific for this population have been validated in the United States and Europe. The CAMDEX-DS (The Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of …
The student's doctoral research aims to investigate factors associated with dementia and cognitive decline in adults with Down syndrome. To achieve this objective the project comprises the validation of The Cambridge examination for mental disorders of older people with Down's syndrome and others with intellectual disabilities (CAMDEX-DS) and uses a research protocol on executive function…
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