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Centres are national structures, certified by the Regional Health Agencies, located in University Hospital Centres.

There are currently 28 CMRRs in France, on average one per region.

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    Memory Resource and Research Centers are national structures, accredited by the Regional Health Agencies, located within University Hospitals. There are currently 28 CMRRs in France, averaging one per region.

    Their missions consist of ensuring, in the field of Alzheimer's disease and related diseases, the coordination and organization of teaching, research and care in consultation with the "Memory Consultations" of the region.

    Alzheimer's disease, common among the elderly, affects nearly 1.2 million people in France and 230,000 new cases are recorded each year.

    The CMRR of Caen, Lower Normandy

    At Caen University Hospital, the structure was created in 2005, but it has relied on a "Memory Consultation" identified and certified since 2002. Its unique feature lies in close collaboration between care and research through the INSERM U1077. Together with the CEP, the CMRR was certified as a CCMR for rare or early-onset dementias in 2024.

    Each year, the CMRR welcomes 800 patients, the number of medical consultations exceeds 1400 and approximately 800 neuropsychological consultations are carried out.

    The primary mission of the CMRR of Caen is to provide the " Memory Consultation " for the population of Caen and its surrounding area.

    In parallel with this activity, the center carries out other actions:

    • the regional coordination of the 13 "Memory Consultations" of the public hospitals of Lower Normandy (meetings, medical staff, medical training...) ;
    • Memory clinic for public hospitals in Lower Normandy
    • the diagnostic tool for certain rare diseases or complex situations;
    • university teaching (Masters and University Diploma in neuropsychology) and continuing education for doctors, neuropsychologists, speech therapists;
    • the research, within the framework of theunit INSERM* – EPHE* / University of Caen Basse-Normandie U1077 – “Neuropsychology and Imaging of Human Memory”.

    The CMRR of Caen relies on a multidisciplinary team composed of 8 hospital practitioners (4 neurologists, 3 geriatricians and 1 psychiatrist), 3 psychologists, 2 speech therapists, 1 social worker.

    Memory Clinic

    It is open to all adults with memory problems or related disorders that may seem unusual or worrying.

    Access is possible directly, but it is preferable that it be at the request of the attending physician or another specialist. Consultations are provided by specialist physicians: neurologists, geriatricians, or psychiatrists. They decide for each patient whether further investigations are necessary: ​​brain imaging, blood tests, etc

    Among the additional investigations, neuropsychological or speech therapy tests play an important role. Lasting one to two hours, they are conducted by highly qualified neuropsychologists and speech therapists who can thus determine whether certain intellectual functions (memory, language, writing, visuospatial functions, gestures, etc.) are impaired or preserved.

    In collaboration with the specialist physician, they contribute to the diagnosis, monitoring, and organization of each patient's care. Cognitive stimulation sessions may be offered to resident patients at the La Charité Elderly Center of the Caen Normandy University Hospital.

    In case of need or problems related to administrative procedures, families can benefit from the advice of a social worker.

  • News

    Upcoming meetings
    • Friday, June 5, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Rouen University Hospital, Gambetta Amphitheater

    Regional meeting of memory consultations in the region with the CMRR of Rouen

    9:00 – 9:55 Welcome coffee
    9:55 – 10:00 Introduction to the day (Olivier MARTINAUD & David WALLON)
    10:00 – 11:30 Research team presentations

    – Context, physiology and individuality: rethinking neuropsychological assessment through the example of anxiety (Donovan MOREL, Rouen/Paris)

    – Non-degenerative amnesia and the ASSAM protocol (Mickaël LAISNEY, Sarah ROQUES, NIMH Unit)

    – Differences between women and men in the links between social engagement and cognitive reserve in aging (Deborah FARAGO, Neuropresage Unit, directed by Julie GONNEAUD)

    11:30 am – 12:30 pm Invited lecture

    Impact of stereotype in neurocognitive assessment: what does the AGING study teach us? (Isabelle REGNER, LPC, Marseille)

    12:45 – 2:00 PM Lunch break on site (provided upon registration)

    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Continuing Medical Education Session: New recommendations for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (David Wallon, Rouen) 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Presentation of 2 clinical cases by the Rouen and Caen Regional Medical Reference Centers (CMRR)

    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: What are the psychosocial consequences of receiving genetic test results in early-onset Alzheimer's disease? (Victor WANG, Rouen)

    4:00 PM Conclusion of the day (O. Martinaud & D. Wallon)

     

    • Friday, September 11, 2026, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. via videoconference

    Discussion of clinical cases

     

    • Friday, October 16, 2026, 2 p.m. at the Lisieux Hospital Center

     

    • Friday, December 11, 2026, 2 p.m. at the Caen University Hospital

    Nutrition and neurodegenerative diseases

    Past meetings

    2026

    • Friday, April 10, 2026, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. via videoconference

    Discussion of clinical cases

     

    • Friday, March 6, 2026, 2 p.m. in Caen, PFRS, Amphitheater 210

    Presentation of the 2025 activity figures for memory consultations in the region

     

    2025

    • Friday, December 12, 2025, 2 p.m. at the Caen University Hospital

    Atypical modes of entry into MCL in elderly patients

    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Introduction

    2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Session 1

    • Early stages with psychiatric behaviors (Dr. Claire LAFONT)
    • Risks of progression from bipolar disorder to Lewy body disease: literature data, feedback and retrospective study project (Dr Soumia BENBRIKA)

    3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Break

    3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Session 2

    • Cenesthetic ENT manifestations indicative of Lewy body disease: three clinical observations ( Dr. Mélissa PIERRE )
    • Confusion as a mode of onset for Lewy body dementia (Dr. Melissa PIERRE)

    4:45-5:00 PM Conclusion

     

    • Friday, October 17, 2025, 2 p.m. at the Avranches Hospital Center

    2:00 PM - Introduction: around a case that brings us together (M Bouchama, B Maugeri, M Gervais)

    2:20 PM - Cultivating conviviality in a memory workshop

    – The role of nurses in memory consultations: Presentation of memory workshops and their social moments, feedback from field experience (H. Pantin, M. Bouchama, A. Messager, S. Duhe)

    – Initiatives of the Resource Centre for Caregivers of the CLIC of South Manche (D. Bodet)

    3:50 PM Memory and Multidisciplinarity

    – The role of theAdvanced Practice Nurse : Towards optimized care? (P. Aussant, M. Gervais)

    – Inspiration: The CLUEDO consultation in Rennes (Dr. A. Salmon)

     

    • Friday, September 12, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. via videoconference

    Discussion of clinical cases (topic: Alzheimer's disease patients eligible for new treatments)

     

    • Friday, June 13, 2025, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Caen, PFRS, Amphitheater 210

    Regional meeting of memory consultations in the region with the CMRR of Rouen

    9:30-9:55 Welcome of participants

    09:55-10:00 Introduction to the day (O. MARTINAUD & D. WALLON)

    10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Neuropsychologists/IDE – Rouen/Caen

    Non-drug therapies carried out in the Normandy region

    11:30-12:30 Invited lecture

    Alzheimer's Village of Dax: practice and research (Hélène AMIEVA, Bordeaux)

    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch break on site (provided upon registration)

    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM FCM Session

    Regional implementation of Lecanemab treatment: who, when, how (David Wallon, Rouen)

    2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Research Session

    – Implementation of neurofilament testing at Caen University Hospital (C. Gondolf, Caen)
    – At the border between psychiatric and neurological pathologies: FRONTIERES protocol (A. Morin, Rouen)
    – MUSIQUAL+ project (M. Groussard, Caen)
    – Sleep and the risk of Alzheimer's disease: night-to-night sleep variability, a factor not to be overlooked! (G. Rauchs, Caen)

    4:30 p.m. Conclusion of the day (O. Martinaud & D. Wallon)

     

    • Friday, April 25, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. via videoconference

    Discussion of clinical cases

     

    • Friday, February 28, 2025, 2 p.m. at Caen University Hospital, Côte de Nacre entrance – Parking 2, Villey Amphitheater, former Faculty of Medicine

    Presentation of the 2024 activity figures for memory consultations in the region, in the presence of the Regional HealthAgency (ARS)

     

    2024

    • Friday, December 13, 2024, 2 p.m. at the Caen University HospitalEntrance Côte de Nacre – Parking 2, Villey Amphitheater, former Faculty of Medicine
      • Visual agnosias (Professor Olivier Martinaud, CMRR of Caen)
      • Neuropsychological assessment of visual agnosias (CMRR of Caen)
      • Progress report on the use of PET-amyloid (Dr. Pierre Branger)

     

    • Friday, November 8, 2024, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. via videoconference

    Discussion of clinical cases (topic: FTD, behavioral variant, and PPA)

    • Friday, October 18, 2024, 2 p.m. at the Vire Hospital Center (Wedding Hall of the Vire Town Hall)

    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Protection of Adults (Master Basnier, Director of INFN, National Institute of Notarial Training, and Dr. Eric du Rosel de Saint Germain, CM of Vire)

    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Break

    3:15-3:45 PM Genetic forms of Alzheimer's disease (Professor Olivier Martinaud, CMRR of Caen)

    3:45-4:30 PM Presentation of clinical cases of early-onset Alzheimer's disease (CM of Vire and CMRR of Caen)

    • Friday, June 14, 2024, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Rouen University Hospital

    9:30-9:55 Welcome of participants

    09:55-10:00 Introduction to the day (O. MARTINAUD & D. WALLON)

    10:00-11:30 IDE Session Rouen/Caen

      • Role of theRegistered Nurse in CMRR (Ms. Séverine JOURDAIN, Rouen)
      • Role of theIPA in CMRR (M Cédric PICHARD, Caen)
      • Role of theRN in CMT (Dr Lin LI, Saint-Lô)

    11:30-12:30 Session Federation of Consultations Memoir

      • Indications and contraindications for LECANEMAB (Professor David WALLON, Rouen)

    12:45-2:00 PM Lunch break on site (provided upon registration)

    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Vascular neurocognitive disorders and post-stroke : current issues (Prof. Olivier GODEFROY, Amiens)

    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Research Session

      • SORL1 and Alzheimer's: contribution of cellular and statistical models to predicting patient risk (Magalie LECOURTOIS and Catherine SCHRAMM, Rouen)
      • Seeing speech: the cerebral substrates of subtitle synesthesia (Romain DELSANTI, Caen)
      • A comparison of cognitive and cerebral impairments linked to alcohol use disorder and Alzheimer's disease (Alice LANIEPCE, Caen, Rouen)
      • Gestural apraxias: theoretical approaches, anatomoclinical correlates and evaluation (Josselin BAUMARD, Rouen)

    4:30 p.m. Conclusion of the day (O. Martinaud & D. Wallon)

    • Friday, April 19, 2024, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. via videoconference

    Discussion of clinical cases

    • Friday, February 23, 2024, 2 p.m. at the Caen University Hospital, Egg Amphitheater – MEETING CANCELLED

    Presentation of 2023 activity figures and accreditation of the region's memory consultations

     

    2023

    • Friday, December 15, 2023, 2 p.m. at the Caen University Hospital, Amphitheater 209, level 0.

    Program: Cognition and Epilepsy

        • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM COGNITION AND EPILEPSY IN ADULTS (Dr. Françoise Bertran)
        • 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM COGNITION AND EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN (Dr. Anne-Sophie Diependaele)
        • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM TRANSIENT EPILEPTIC AMNESIA / CLINICAL CASES (Dr. Mada Hamieh)
        • 4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EPILEPTIC APHASIA / CLINICAL CASES (Dr Paul-Alexandre Pfeiffer)
    • Friday, December 8, 2023, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. via videoconference

    Discussion of clinical cases

    • Friday, October 20, 2023, 2 p.m. in the Guibé amphitheater of the Saint-Lô Memorial Hospital

    Program: Chronic Hydrocephalus in Adults

      • Reception (with Mr. MARIE, director, and Ms. SALLES, assistant director)
      • Presentation of clinical case (Dr SAUNIER, Ms LEBRUMAN, Caen University Hospital)
      • The neurologist's point of view (Dr. SAUNIER, Saint-Lô Hospital)
      • The neuropsychologist's perspective (Ms. SAGET, Saint-Lô Hospital)
      • The neurosurgeon's point of view (Dr. RAULT, Caen University Hospital)
    • Friday, June 9, 2023, "Caen-Rouen" meeting, in Caen, PFRSAmphitheater 206
      • 9:30-9:55 Welcome of participants
      • 09:55-10:00 Introduction to the day (O. MARTINAUD & D. WALLON)
      • 10:00-11:30 Neuropsychologists' Session Rouen/Caen
        • Neuropsychology and neuroimaging of cognitive disorders in adult non-cerebral cancer (B. GIFFARD, U1077, Caen)
        • Evaluation and care of patients treated for cancer (Ms. Marie LANGE, neuropsychologist, Baclesse Centre, Caen, and Mr. Johan LEFEL, neuropsychologist, Becquerel Centre, Rouen)
      • 11:30-13:00 Speech therapists' session Rouen/Caen
        • Evaluation of semantic memory in non-verbal production (L. DEHEINZELIN, M. VALLET, CMRR Rouen)
        • Semantic memory assessment battery (L. CAVAILLE, C. DESCAT, N. FRESTEL, CMRR Caen)
      • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch break on site (provided upon registration)
      • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Imaging of Cognitive Disorders (Julien LAGARDE)
      • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Research Session
        • Cognitive aging, perception and memory of time (T. HINAULT, U1077, Caen)
        • The role of forgetting mechanisms in coping with trauma (P. GAGNEPAIN, U1077, Caen)
      • 4:00-4:30 PM Recommendation on driving – FCM Working Group (D. WALLON)
      • 4:30 p.m. Conclusion of the day (O. Martinaud & D. Wallon)
    • Friday, March 3, 2023, at 2 p.m PFRSMax Robba Amphitheater
        • Presentation of the 2022 figures for memory consultations in the region (Nathalie Mboko, Dr. Carole Garces)
        • What are the key takeaways from Lecanemab at present? (Professor Olivier Martinaud)
    • Friday, February 10, 2023
      • Presentation of tele- CMRR files
      • PET-amyloid (Dr Pierre Branger)

    2022

    • Friday, December 16, 2022, auditorium of PFRSCaen
      • 10am-11am General information on APP (Vincent de la Sayette, Chloé Descat)
      • 11am-12pm What's new in semantic dementia? (Serge Belliard)
      • 12:00-12:15 PRESAGE presentation (Leslie Decker, Remy Laillier)
      • 12:15-2:00 PM Lunch break
      • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM APP support (Antoine Renard)
      • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Modification of social behavior and personality in semantic variant PPA (Michael Laisney)
    • Friday, October 7, 2022, 2 p.m. in Cherbourg
      • Clinical case (Dr. Caronnet)
      • Behavioral FTD: diagnostic criteria and atypical forms (Prof. Martinaud)
      • Genetics of behavioral FTD (Dr. Weber)
      • Clinical case (Dr. Delachausée)
    • Friday, June 17, 2022: "Caen-Rouen" meeting in Rouen
      • 09:30-09:55 Welcome of participants at the amphitheater
      • 9:55-10:00 Introduction to the day (O. Martinaud & D. Wallon)
      • 10:00-11:30 Presentation of Research Areas
        • General introduction on the importance of studying lifestyle (Julie Gonneaud) – Modulation by cognitive reserve of the links between sleep and cognition (Géraldine Rauchs)
        • The impact of lockdowns on mental health (Julie Gonneaud)
        • Clinical, biological and radiological characterization of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (Lou Grangeon)
      • 11:15-11:45 Break – Team discussions
      • 11:45-12:45 DFT and DAPHNE Scale – Dr. Claire Boutoleau-Bretonnière (Nantes University Hospital)
      • Lunch Break: Meals are provided by registration only at the university restaurant of theUFR Health in Rouen.
      • 2:30-4:45 PM: Session on Neurodevelopmental Disorders & Adult Cognition (by the neuropsychology & speech therapy teams from the University Hospitals of Rouen & Caen)
      • 4:45-5:00 PM Conclusion of the day (O. Martinaud & D. Wallon)
    • Friday, April 29, 2022: File meeting via videoconference
    • Friday, February 25, 2022, 2 p.m
      • Introducing VillaVerte, a resource platform for caregivers
      • Presentation of the activity figures for memory consultations by the ARS

     

    2021

    • Friday, December 17, 2021: Cognition, encephalitis, and cancer
      • 10:00 Welcome; 10:15-10:45 Clinical Case (Theo Hancer)
      • 10:50-11:50 General information on autoimmune encephalitis (Dr. Joubert Bastien, Lyon)
      • 11:55-12:25 Clinical Case (Dr. Agathe Delachaussée)
      • 12:30-2:15 PM Lunch break
      • 2:15-2:45 PM Cancer and its treatments: what impact on cognitive function? (Professor Bénédicte Giffard)
      • 2:45-3:15 PM Sleep difficulties in breast cancer and their role in cognitive dysfunction (Joy Perrier)
      • 3:15-3:45 PM Cognitive disorders related to cancer: what are the specific characteristics in older adults? What treatment is available? (Marie Lange and Bérangère Beauplet)
      • 3:45-4:15 PM What treatments are available for cognitive disorders in oncology? (Giulia Binarelli)
      • 4:15-4:30 PM General discussion and end of day.
    • Friday, November 5, 2021: Discussion of tele-CMRR
    • Friday, October 22, 2021, Traumatic Brain Injury
      • 2pm Initial management of the TBI at the University Hospital (Dr. Thomas Métayer)
      • 2:45 PM Disorders and rehabilitation strategies for TBI (Dr. Anne Peskine)
      • 3:30 PM Medical and social support and follow-up (Dr. Corinne Jokic)
      • 4:15 PM Final discussion on the TC program
    • Friday, June 4, 2021, Caen/Rouen Meeting, in Caen
      • 9:30-10:00 Welcome of participants
      • 10:00-10:15 Introduction to the day (O. Martinaud & D. Wallon)
      • 10:15-11:15 Thematic presentations by neuropsychologists and speech therapists. Assessment of social cognition
      • 11:15-11:45 Break – Exchange between teams
      • 11:45-12:45 Research Approach in Neuropsychology
        • Social cognition in frontotemporal dementia and semantic PPA (Mickaël Laisney)
        • Functional connectivity, medial prefrontal cortex and theory of mind (Marine Le Petit)
      • Lunch break on site provided upon registration
      • 2:30-3:15 PM Invited lecture "Captain Cook did not have FTD" (Prof. Richard Levy, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, FRONTLab, IM2A)
      • 3:30 p.m. Therapeutic news – DIAN-TU/Aducanumab/Demestim (David Wallon)
      • 4-5 PM Session Covid
        • Management of CMRR patients via telemedicine during the Covid -19 crisis in France (Alexandre Morin)
        • Impact of lockdown on caregivers of patients with neurodegenerative cognitive disorders (Mathilde Groussard)
    • Friday, March 12, 2021, ARS and clinical records

     

    2020

    • Friday, December 18, 2020
      • "The Tau protein from every angle" (Professor de La Sayette)
      • "Diagnostics associated with atypical CSF biomarker profiles" (Maëlis Gervais)
      • "The Rise and Fall of Medications in Alzheimer's Disease" (Professor Martinaud)
    • Friday, November 6, 2020, BNA coding
    • Friday, February 7, 2020, ARS and clinical records

     

    2019

    • Friday, December 13, 2019, Sleep & Cognition
      • 10:00-10:45: Normal sleep, pathologies and cognition (Françoise Bertran)
      • 10:45-11:15: MEM -ASA Project (Anne-Lise Pitel)
      • 11:15-11:30: Break
      • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM: Impact of sleep quality on brain and cognitive impairment in the elderly. Links with cognitive reserve and lifestyle (Géraldine Rauchs)
      • Lunch Break
      • 2:15-3:00 PM: Sleep apnea and the risk of Alzheimer's disease (Claire André)
      • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Presentation and discussion of a clinical case (Sophie Dautricourt)
    • Friday, October 4, 2019, Associations and networks in home care
      • Ms. Pottier, head of the Caen Couronne Local Information and Coordination Centre (CLIC)
      • MAIA
      • Ms. Toulleron and Ms. Cabart, occupational therapists, Specialized Alzheimer's Team (ESA)
      • Ms. Bacconnier, President of the France Alzheimer Calvados Association
      • Mr Lonni, Gouchon Territorial Support Platform (PTA)
      • Ms. Estelle Travers, head of the ADMR prevention unit
      • Asale Association
    • Friday, June 14, 2019, Rouen University Hospital:
      • 9:30-9:50 Welcome of participants
      • 09:50-10:00 Introduction to the day (O. Martinaud & D. Wallon)
      • 10:00-11:15 Thematic presentations
      • Hydrocephalus and cognitive assessment (Neuropsycho Team Rouen & Caen)
      • Awake surgery (L. Deheinzelin, Rouen; C. Lalevée, Caen)
      • 11:15-11:45 Coffee Break
      • 11:45-12:30 Alterations in the functional connectivity of the medial temporal lobe in Alzheimer's disease and semantic dementia (Dr. S. Dautricourt and Prof. V. de la Sayette, Caen)
      • Lunch break on site provided upon registration
      • 2:30-3:15 PM Invited lecture: Involvement of the thalamus in memory and high-level cognitive functions (Professor Jérémie Pariente, CMRR – Toulouse University Hospital)
      • 3:15-5:00 PM News on pathologies with cognitive or psychiatric expression
      • 3:15-3:45 PM Genetic risk factors for MA & E-CASCAD (Dr. G. Nicolas, Rouen)
      • 3:45-4:15 PM Inflammatory form of cerebral amyloid angiopathies (Dr. L. Grangeon, Rouen)
      • 4:15-5:00 PM Parkinson's disease with primary thymic expression (Prof. O. Guillin, Rouen)
      • 5pm Conclusion of the day (O. Martinaud & D. Wallon)
    • Friday, March 8, 2019
      • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM BNA figures by the ARS (Dr. Thibaut Sabatier and Dr. Carole Garces, ARS)
      • 2:45-3:30 PM Genetics, basics and current developments in Huntington's disease (Dr. Sacha Weber and Dr. Marion Gérard, University Hospital of Caen)
      • 3:30-4:15 PM Clinical presentation and management of Huntington's disease (Dr. Lucie Guyant-Maréchal, Rouen University Hospital)
      • 4:15-5:00 PM Clinical cases (Dr. Claire Thiriez, Caen University Hospital)

     

    2018

    • Friday, December 18, 2018
      • 10am Diagnosis of vascular cognitive disorders: current developments
      • Professor Olivier GODEFROY (Amiens University Hospital, Laboratory of Functional Neurosciences and Pathologies)
      • 10:45 Presentation of current protocols at CMRR :
        • Alice PELERIN (CMRR Caen) and Julie DENHAERYNCK (CMRR Caen)
        • Presentation of the Alcohol-Sleep Protocol: Géraldine RAUCHS ( INSERM – EPHE – Unicaen U1077)
      • 11:15 CADASIL and cognition Prof. Eric JOUVENT (Lariboisière Hospital, Paris Diderot University)
      • 2pm Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and cognition Dr. Romain SCHNECKENBURGER (Caen University Hospital)
      • 3pm The Stroke Care Pathway Dr. Corinne JOKIC (Aunay Sur Odon Hospital, coordinator of the Normandy Stroke Care Pathway)

  • Pathologies

    Alzheimer's disease and related syndromes

    Alzheimer's disease is the most common cognitive disorder of degenerative origin. It is characterized by progressive lesions in certain parts of the brain, particularly those involved in memory, but it is not the only one; frontotemporal lobar degeneration and Lewy body dementia are considered related to Alzheimer's disease. Cognitive disorders of vascular origin are also common and can occur alongside degenerative causes.

  • Research – Ongoing Protocols

    CAFCA Study

    A multicenter, phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the effect of 30 weeks of caffeine treatment on cognition in early to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

    Study website: https://cafca-alzheimer.fr

    CIRAANO Study

    Identify the different memorization strategies and the maintenance of these abilities with age in experts (Memory Athletes and Theatre Actors), in order to promote understanding and to be able to apply them to the care of patients with memory disorders, of degenerative origin or not.

    Study website: https://neuropresage.fr/ciraano

    Flyer: CIRAANO

    MUSIQUAL+ Study

    Exploring the effects of regular auditory listening intervention (musical or verbal) on:
    – The well-being of caregivers and the quality of their relationship with the person being cared for
    – Their cognitive and cerebral functioning (EEG)

    Flyer: MUSIQUAL+

    CHRONOS Study

    Evaluation of a neuropsychological tool for assessing temporal skills in Alzheimer's disease

    Flyer: CHRONOS

    ASSAM Study

    A study of memory in amnesia

    Flyer: ASSAM