TY - JOUR
T1 - The landscape of dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and care in Latin America
AU - Suemoto, Claudia K.
AU - Custodio, Nilton
AU - Aguilar, Diego
AU - Avila-Funes, José A.
AU - Baez, Sandra
AU - Bagnati, Pablo M.
AU - Barnes, Lisa L.
AU - Brucki, Sonia M.D.
AU - Calandri, Ismael L.
AU - Caramelli, Paulo
AU - Cornejo-Olivas, Mario
AU - Derio, Carolina Delgado
AU - Ferreira, Sergio T.
AU - García, Adolfo M.
AU - Grinberg, Lea T.
AU - Ibanez, Agustin M.
AU - Isasi, Rosario
AU - Josephy-Hernández, Sylvia E.
AU - Porras, Maria Lazo
AU - Llibre-Guerra, Jorge J.
AU - Llibre-Rodriguez, Juan J.
AU - Lourenco, Mychael V.
AU - Meza, B. Marcela Mar
AU - Migeot, Joaquin
AU - Miranda, J. Jaime
AU - Miranda-Castillo, Claudia
AU - Mummery, Catherine J.
AU - Parodi, José F.
AU - Castro, Natalia Pozo
AU - Contreras, Rosa María Salinas
AU - Santamaría-García, Hernando
AU - Slachevsky, Andrea
AU - Souza-Talarico, Juliana N.
AU - Surace, Ezequiel I.
AU - Takada, Leonel T.
AU - Tsoy, Elena
AU - Pilalumbo, Martha Unaucho
AU - Zimmer, Eduardo R.
AU - Fontana, Igor C.
AU - Mahinrad, Simin
AU - Snyder, Heather M.
AU - Carrillo, Maria C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2026 The Author(s). Alzheimer's & Dementia published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Alzheimer's Association.
PY - 2026/3
Y1 - 2026/3
N2 - Latin America is undergoing rapid population aging alongside a rising burden of dementia. While the region holds substantial potential for dementia risk reduction, challenges remain, such as delayed diagnoses, limited access to specialized care and biomarker testing, persistent stigma, and deep-rooted structural inequities. To address these gaps and foster regionally informed solutions, the Alzheimer's Association convened the 2025 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) Satellite Symposium in Lima, Peru, on May 14–15, in collaboration with the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health. The meeting aimed to bring core elements of the global AAIC meeting to regional Latin American settings, recognizing that national and cultural contexts demand tailored approaches to dementia prevention, risk reduction, treatment and care all aimed at promoting brain health in the region. This manuscript synthesizes the symposium's key discussions, scientific advances, and opportunities for collaboration across the region.
AB - Latin America is undergoing rapid population aging alongside a rising burden of dementia. While the region holds substantial potential for dementia risk reduction, challenges remain, such as delayed diagnoses, limited access to specialized care and biomarker testing, persistent stigma, and deep-rooted structural inequities. To address these gaps and foster regionally informed solutions, the Alzheimer's Association convened the 2025 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) Satellite Symposium in Lima, Peru, on May 14–15, in collaboration with the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health. The meeting aimed to bring core elements of the global AAIC meeting to regional Latin American settings, recognizing that national and cultural contexts demand tailored approaches to dementia prevention, risk reduction, treatment and care all aimed at promoting brain health in the region. This manuscript synthesizes the symposium's key discussions, scientific advances, and opportunities for collaboration across the region.
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - Latin America
KW - aging
KW - brain health
KW - dementia
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105034604996
U2 - 10.1002/alz.71309
DO - 10.1002/alz.71309
M3 - Review article
C2 - 41894159
AN - SCOPUS:105034604996
SN - 1552-5260
VL - 22
JO - Alzheimer's and Dementia
JF - Alzheimer's and Dementia
IS - 3
M1 - e71309
ER -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being