Paraskevi Sakka NEUROLOGIST Director, Neurodegenerative Brain Conditions - Memory Department

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Education & Academic Qualifications

Faculty of Medicine Graduate, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
07/1982: Neurologist/Psychiatrist Specialty
1982-1983: Registrar, Psychiatric Hospital, University of Cambridge
1996: PhD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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

Assessing mental flexibility in the older population with low levels of education, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, April 2025
Pilot study of the Greek Interventional Geriatric Initiative to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability in individuals with subjective cognitive decline: paving the way towards brain health clinics in Greece, Frontiers in Psychiatry, March 2025
The potential of depressive symptoms to identify cognitive impairment in ageing, European Journal of Ageing, February 2025
Genetic Prοpensity for Different Aspects of Dementia Pathology and Cognitive Decline in a Community Elderly Population, 2025
Genetic predisposition to high circulating levels of interleukin 6 and risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Discovery and replication, The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease , 2025
Development of robust normative data for the neuropsychological assessment of Greek older adults, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2024
Physical Activity Component of the Greek Interventional Geriatric Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (GINGER): Protocol Development and Feasibility Study, Ηealthcare, 2024
Walking time and genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease: Results from the HELIAD study, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 2024
Genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease and adherence to the Mediterranean diet: results from the HELIAD study, Nutritional Neuroscience, 2024
Longitudinal Cognitive Trajectories in Older Adults with Restless Legs Syndrome or Willis-Ekbom Disease, Life (Basel), 2024
Depressive symptoms in the entire spectrum of cognitive ageing in Greece: evidence from the Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Aging and Diet (HELIAD), International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 2024
Sleep, Diet, and Exercise: How Much Dementia Caregivers Are Affected?, Brain Sciences, 2024
The Impact of COVID-19 on People with Mild Cognitive Impairment/Dementia and Their Caregivers. The Role of a Remote Neuropsychological Evaluation: Commentary, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2024
Exploring Musculoskeletal Injuries Among Informal and Formal Carers of People With Dementia, Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 2024

Recent announcements in international conferences

Ημερίδα Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Ανοσολογίας 2025 : O ρόλος του ανοσιακού συστήματος στη Νόσο Alzheimer , Απρίλιος 2025, Άρτα
Διημερίδα Ελληνικής Νευρολογικής Εταιρείας ‘Νεότερες απόψεις στα ανοϊκά σύνδρομα’: Ανανεωμένα κριτήρια για τη διάγνωση και τη σταδιοποίηση της νόσου Alzheimer’, Δεκέμβριος 2024, Αθήνα
Ημέρες Νευρολογίας 2024, Επικαιροποιημένα κριτήρια για την διάγνωση και σταδιοποίηση της νόσου Alzheimer, Νοέμβριος 2024, Λάρισα
Συνεχιζόμενη Εκπαίδευση Εταιρείας Alzheimer Αθηνών, Μονοκλωνικά Αντισώματα κατά του β’ αμυλοειδούς, Νοέμβριος 2024
34 th Annual Alzheimer Europe Conference, National developments in Greece, October 2024, Geneva
32ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Ψυχιατρικής , «Νεότερες θεραπευτικές προσεγγίσεις για την πρόληψη και θεραπεία της άνοιας», Μάιος 2024, Καλαμάτα
50ου Ετήσιο Πανελληνίου Ιατρικού Συνεδρίου, «Η νόσος Alzheimer στην Ελλάδα σήμερα – δομές και υπηρεσίες για ασθενείς και φροντιστές» Απρίλιος 2024, Αθήνα
35ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Νευρολογίας, «Αλληλεπίδραση ασθενών – συγγενών – ιατρών στην εφαρμογή των μονοκλωνικών αντισωμάτων», Ιούνιος 2024, Ρόδος
33 th Annual Alzheimer Europe Conference: The impact of Caring for people with dementia on caregivers during Covid-19 pandemic in Greece, October 2024, Helsinki
33 th Annual Alzheimer Europe Conference: Scaling up activities and possible alternative responses to BPSD issues, Recage, October 2024, Helsinki
The effect of prolonged lockdown due to COVID-19 on demented patients of different stages and their caregivers, AAIC, 2021