Deepen your understanding of how Lewy body dementia (LBD) differs from Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and why diagnostic complexity requires clinicians to look beyond common assumptions with Diagnosing Dementia Beyond Alzheimer’s: Biomarkers, Clinical Insight and Lived Experience.
This webinar, featuring Yasar Torres-Yaghi, MD, explores the diagnostic complexity of dementia syndromes, with a special focus on LBD. It offers practical strategies to recognize early signs, reduce misdiagnosis, and support timely, accurate care to improve outcomes.
Dr. Torres-Yaghi will examine how emerging biomarkers—including imaging, fluid markers, and clinical tools—are advancing early detection and enabling more precise, personalized diagnoses. At the end of the webinar, he will be joined by individuals living with LBD who will share their diagnostic journeys, highlighting delays, challenges, and pivotal moments along the way.
At the end of the webinar, you will be able to:
- Recognize the spectrum of dementia syndromes: Deepen your understanding of how LBD differs from Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and why diagnostic complexity requires clinicians to look beyond common assumptions.
- Leverage emerging biomarkers for earlier, more accurate diagnosis: Explore how imaging, fluid biomarkers, and structured clinical tools are transforming early detection and enabling more personalized diagnostic pathways for individuals with LBD.
- Apply patient-informed strategies to reduce delays and misdiagnosis: Gain practical approaches to identifying early signs, addressing common diagnostic pitfalls, and supporting timely, accurate, patient-centered care.
About Yasar Torres-Yaghi, MD
Yasar Torres-Yaghi, MD, is an attending neurologist specializing in movement disorders and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He serves as Director of the Parkinsonism and Dementia Clinic at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where his clinical work focuses on neurodegenerative conditions that involve overlapping cognitive and movement symptoms, including Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy, and frontotemporal dementia.
Dr. Torres-Yaghi completed his medical degree at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, followed by internship, neurology residency, and fellowship training in movement disorders and neuro-restoration research at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
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