Abstract
Four research approaches are presently used to study degenerative disorders of the brain and dementias:
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the epidemiological approach
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the analytical approach
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the experimental approach
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the pharmacological approach
The epidemiological approach is the only one uncommitted by a precise hypothesis and, as a fishing expedition, it might forward the knowledge about risk factors and pathogenesis (see prof. Amaducci, this symposium).
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Fieschi, C., Orzi, F., Diana, G., Pontieri, F. (1987). An Experimental Approach to the Study of the Functional Derangement which Follows Aging of the Brain and Dementia. In: Govoni, S., Battaini, F. (eds) Modification of Cell to Cell Signals During Normal and Pathological Aging. NATO ASI Series, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72729-0_4
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