Complementary approaches to improve cognitive health through prevention in Brazil
Dementia is one of the most pressing public health challenges of the 21st century, and the projected growth of cases in low- and middle-income countries is expected to outpace that in high-income countries.1 While global estimates, notably those from the Lancet Commission, have helped shape the prevention agenda, country-specific data are essential to guide national priorities.2 Two new studies published in The Lancet Regional Health–Americas make important contributions by estimating the proportion of dementia and cognitive impairment cases in Brazil that could be prevented through modification of risk factors.
Authors
- Wyllians Vendramini Borelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9282-0601)
- Cleusa P. Ferri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1815-7685)
- Cláudia Kimie Suemoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-4778)
- Raphael Machado Castilhos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1905-2084)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2025.101227
- Primary Topic
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidade de São Paulo