Title:	ALZHERAPY: AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION
Author(s):	José Miguel Castillo , Enrique García
ISBN:	978-972-8924-78-2
Editors:	Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2009
Edition:	2
Keywords:	The Alzheimer’s, detection, intelligent interface, intellectual stimulation, cognitive training.
Type:	Short Paper
First Page:	38
Last Page:	42
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	The life expectancy has increased drastically in the last century. This situation implies that new illnesses show up more frequently after certain ages. Such is the case with the Alzheimer’s disease. From a social point of view the main goal is not other than getting old people to enjoy a better life quality. To accomplish this, it is necessary to detect the Alzheimer’s symptoms the earlier the better. The Alzheimer’s disease is a serious and degenerative disorder that occurs because of the gradual degradation of brain neurons, whose cause is not fully known. The consequences of the illness not only affect the patient but they also have a great impact of the patient’s family, who play a fundamental role in the different stages of the illness. For this reason the development of ALZHERAPY gathers the needs of the patients, their families and health specialists. Integrated systems and adequate tools to try to minimize the total advancement of the Alzheimer’s disease are the key to success. This project is going to be presented for funding by the Spanish government and we are open to contact European partners to present ALZHERAPY in ICT or CIP 7FP next calls.
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