Culture, Ethnicity, and Level of Education in Alzheimer's Disease.

ABSTRACT: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of dementia, where the abnormal accumulation of beta-amyloid (Aβ) and tau lead to neurodegeneration as well as loss of cognitive, behavioral, and functional abilities. The present review analyzes AD from a cross-cultural neuropsychological perspective, looking at differences in culture-associated variables, neuropsychological test performance and biomarkers across ethnic and racial groups. Studies have found significant effects of culture, preferred language, country of origin, race, and ethnicity on cognitive test performance, although the definition of those grouping terms varies across studies. Together, with the substantial underrepresentation of minority groups in research, the inconsistent classification might conduce to an inaccura

SUBMITTER: Rosselli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8960082 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature