The SLaM Brain Health Clinic: remote biomarker enhanced memory clinic for people with mild cognitive impairment within a National Health Service mental health trust
The SLaM BHC provides a highly acceptable and safe clinical model for remote assessments and lumbar punctures in a representative, ethnically diverse population. This allows early and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, differentiation from other MCI causes and targets modifiable risk factors. This is crucial for future disease modification, ensuring equitable access to research, and provides precise, timely and cost-efficient diagnoses in UK mental health services.
Authors
- Anna‐Katharine Brem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0295-6834)
- Clive Ballard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0022-5632)
- Latha Velayudhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7712-930X)
- Dag Aarsland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-216X)
- Chris Kalafatis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7171-5391)
- Mazda Beigi
- Ashwin Venkataraman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7977-1948)
- Pooja Kandangwa
- Roos Lemmen
- Rutvi Savla
- Devon Hammond
- Daniel Harwood
- Justin Sauer
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Stavanger University Hospital (NO)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.829
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- University of Bern
- Maudsley Charity
- University of Exeter
- King's College London
- Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, King's College London, University of London