Sakka Paraskevi Phychiatrist Neurologist

Doctoral thesis

• 1996: PhD holder from the Neurologic Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on “Correlation between perfusion and space-occupying brain lesions using SPECT”

Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees

Fellowship in Societies

• President of the Athens Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders since 2002

• General Secretary of the Hellenic Dementia Society

• Member of the Hellenic Neurological Society

• Member of the European Neurological Society

• Member of the American Academy of Neurology

Membership in Journal Editorial Committees

• Communicating with Alzheimer’s journal

Journal Editor

• Information on Alzheimer’s journal

Work Experience

• 1/10/1982-31/12/1983: Clinician, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK

• 1/12/1982-9/10/2003: Registrar & Associate Director, Neurology Clinic, Military Veterans’ Fund Hospital (NIMTS)

• 10/10/2003-currently: Director, Neurodegenerative Brian Conditions Department & Memory Clinic, HYGEIA Hospital

Clinical & Research Interest

Clinical Interest:

• Alzheimer’s disease

• Non-Alzheimer’s dementias

• Neuropsychological tests in various types of dementia syndromes

• Rapidly progressive dementias

• Young-onset dementia

• Parkinson-plus syndromes

Research Interest:

• Biological markers in dementia, CSF proteins

• Neuroimaging techniques (PET, SPECT) in dementia syndromes

• Social dimension of Alzheimer’s, Caregivers burden, Alzheimer Associations

• Prevention of dementia & Alzheimer’s disease

Honors & Awards

• President of the working group for the National Action Plan for Dementia & Chairwoman of the National Observatory on Dementia

Books

• Chapter for the book ‘’ When reasoning chases memory. The multidimensional threat of Alzheimer’s disease in the 21^st  century’’ , Crete University Press, 2021

• Chapters for the book «Empowering and Advocate», TOPOS Editions, 2016

• Non-Pharmaceutical Treatment for Alzheimer’s, Athens Association of Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders, Athens, 2013

• Mental Exercises: A Guide for Health Professionals, University Studio Press, Athens, 2012

• Activities for People Suffering from Alzheimer’s, Grigoris Publications, Athens, 2011

• Alzheimer’s Disease Can be Treated. Get Informed! Athens Association of Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders, Athens 2007

• Manual for Carers, Athens Association of Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders, Athens, 2007

• Chapters for the book Dementia: A Medical & Social Challenge, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2005

Recent Publications

• The Effect of Prolonged Lockdown Due to COVID-19 on Greek Demented Patients of Different Stages and on Their Caregivers, Journal of Alzheimer’s disease: JAD, 2021

• Late life psychotic features in prodromal Parkinson’s disease, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders , 2021

• Incidence of mild cognitive impairment in the elderly population in Greece: results from the HELIAD study, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2021

• Mediterranean diet and risk for dementia and cognitive decline in a Mediterranean population, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , 2021

• The factors associated with the presence of psychotic symptoms in the HELIAD Greek community study of older adults, Aging and Mental Health, 2021

• The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on people with mild cognitive impairment/dementia and on their caregivers, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2020

• Challenges in the development of accurate normative neuropsychological test data for older adults: Findings from the HELIAD Study: Neuropsychology/early detection of cognitive decline with neuropsychological tests, Alzheimer’s & dementia, 2020

• Dementia Incidence in the Elderly Population of Greece: Results From the HELIAD StudyAlzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders , 2020

• 445 – The factors associated with the presence of psychotic symptoms in the HELIAD Greek community study of older adults, International Psychogeriatrics 2020

• Frailty and prodromal Parkinson’s disease: Results from the HELIAD study, The Journals of Gerontology Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 2020

Recent announcements in international conferences

• 69th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, “HELIAD study: Dementia prevalence in Greece”,2017, Boston

• EFNS, Joint congress of European neurology – Oral presentation: Ageing and dementia 1 “Early diagnosis of dementia – A campaign in a population of elderly people in Athens”, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2014

• Contemporary Neuroimaging Topics – Round Table Chairmanship: “Parkinson Disease and Parkinsonism Syndromes”, Athens, 2014

• 167th Annual Meeting, American Psychiatric Association, 3-7/5/2014, New York

• 1st World Congress on Geriatrics & Neurodegenerative Diseases Research, “Brain reserve and cognitive training in the elderly”, 10-13/4/2014, Corfu, Greece

• 10th Hellenic Congress on Public Health & Health Services: Road to Advancement – Round Table Chairmanship: Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be Prevented. Get Informed! “Protective/Burdening factors for developing dementia & Alzheimer’s disease”, Athens, 2014

• Hellenic Dementia Society Satellite Convention, Chairmanship: “Contemporary information on the therapeutic treatment of Alzheimer’s disease”, Athens, 2014

• 22nd Hellenic Psychiatry Congress – Round Table Chairmanship: “Cognitive exercises for people with dementia via computers / Results of the SOCIABLE program”, Ioannina, 2014

• 13th International Geneva/Springfield Symposium on Advances in Alzheimer’s Therapy, 2014, Geneva, Switzerland

• 67th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, “SOCIABLE: A comprehensive ICT cognitive training programme empowering for healthy and cognitively impaired elderly”, 18-25/4/2015, Washington, DC