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Alzheimer’s disease care and management: Role of information technology
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Hanuman Thota1, Allam Appa Rao2, Kiran kumar Reddi1, Sivaprasad Akula1, Suresh Babu Changalasetty1, Gedela Srinubabu2*
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Affiliation |
1Department of Computer sciences and Engineering, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur-522510, India; 2International Center for Bioinformatics and Center for Biotechnology, Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam-530003, India
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srinubabuau6@gmail.com; * Corresponding author |
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Article Type |
Views & Challenges |
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Date |
received July 31, 2007; revised September 28, 2007; accepted October 19, 2007; published online November 03, 2007 |
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Abstract |
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) an ailment that is supposed to affect people in old age. There are evidences that it might affect others also. The number of elders is increasing as the average life expectancy is increasing. AD afflicts its patients with the dementia and AD might increase in malignance over time. People with cognitive disabilities can be overwhelmed through cognitive prosthetics. With the help of information technology we can enhance the quality of life. Significant achievements are possible with an interdisciplinary approach that includes genomic, genetic, technological and therapeutic measures. The combination and coordination of Bioinformatics facilitates generation of various diagnostic tools for the people who are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. These tools help the care providers also. In this article, we emphasize the literature regarding the use of technology and its methodologies to improve the quality of care for the people with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Keywords
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information technology; bioinformatics; alzheimer’s disease; electronic medical records |
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Citation |
Thota et al., Bioinformation 2(3): 91-95 (2007)
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K. Gunasekaran |
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0973-2063
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This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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