Dr. Laforce obtained his PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology in 1998 and worked as an Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neurosciences before completing his studies in Behavioral Neurology in 2011. He performed a short Fellowship in frontotemporal dementia under Dr. Bruce Miller at the Memory and Aging Center, University of California San Francisco. He conducted brain imaging studies using FDG-PET and amyloid PET with Dr. Gil Rabinovici (University of California, Berkeley). He was co-leader of the Neurology class at Laval University for 5 years. He is a Clinician and Researcher in CHU de Québec Research Center, member of the C5R (Consortium of Canadian Centres for Clinical Cognitive Research) and RQRV (Réseau Québécois de Recherche sur le Vieillissement). Dr. Laforce obtained several major grants (CIHR, Weston Brain Institute), presented at national and international meetings, published over 100 scientific papers in prestigious journals such as Lancet Neurology, Brain, Neurology. He wrote a book on memory as well as several book chapters. Dr. Laforce is one of the PIs in the great international endeavour GENFI (Genetic Frontotemporal Dementia Initiative) and DIAN (Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network). He leads several research projects on the development of cognitive tools (www.dcqtest.org et www.quoco.org) and the clinical utility of molecular imaging such as FDG-PET and amyloid PET in the differential diagnosis of atypical dementias. He holds the Chaire de Recherche sur les Aphasies Primaires Progressives – Fondation Famille Lemaire (https://app-ffl.ulaval.ca/).

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Xhima K, Ottoy J, Gibson E, Zukotynski K, Scott C, Feliciano GJ, Adamo S, Kuo PH, Borrie MJ, Chertkow H, Frayne R, Laforce R, Noseworthy MD, Prato FS, Sahlas DJ, Smith EE, Sossi V, Thiel A, Soucy JP, Tardif JC, Goubran M, Black SE, Ramirez J,

Distinct spatial contributions of amyloid pathology and cerebral small vessel disease to hippocampal morphology

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Alzheimers Dement, 20 (5), 2024.

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Theocharous S, Savage G, Charalambous AP, Côté M, David R, Gallant K, Helmer C, Laforce R, Leroi I, Martins RN, Nasreddine Z, Politis A, Reeves D, Russell G, Sirois MJ, Sohrabi HR, Thodi C, Völter C, Yeung WK, Dawes P

A cross-cultural study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment for people with hearing impairment

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J Am Geriatr Soc, 72 (10), 2024.

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Choi YNC, Martel-Sauvageau V, Breton M, Lavoie M, Laforce R, Bouvier L

Efficacy of LSVT LOUD® on Phonatory Control and Voice Quality in Patients with Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech: Case Studies

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Brain Sci, 14 (5), 2024.

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Choi YN, Martel-Sauvageau V, Breton M, Lavoie M, Laforce R, Bouvier L

Efficacy of LSVT LOUD® on Phonatory Control and Voice Quality in Patients with Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech: Case Studies

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Brain Sci, 14 (5), 2024.

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Samra K, Peakman G, MacDougall AM, Bouzigues A, Greaves CV, Convery RS, van Swieten JC, Jiskoot L, Seelaar H, Moreno F, Sanchez-Valle R, Laforce R, Graff C, Masellis M, Tartaglia MC, Rowe JB, Borroni B, Finger E, Synofzik M, Galimberti D, Vandenberghe R, de Mendonça A, Butler CR, Gerhard A, Ducharme S, Ber IL, Tiraboschi P, Santana I, Pasquier F, Levin J, Otto M, Sorbi S, Rohrer JD, Russell LL,

Extending the phenotypic spectrum assessed by the CDR plus NACC FTLD in genetic frontotemporal dementia

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Alzheimers Dement (Amst), 16 (2), 2024.

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Pasternak M, Mirza SS, Luciw N, Mutsaerts HJMM, Petr J, Thomas D, Cash D, Bocchetta M, Tartaglia MC, Mitchell SB, Black SE, Freedman M, Tang-Wai D, Rogaeva E, Russell LL, Bouzigues A, van Swieten JC, Jiskoot LC, Seelaar H, Laforce R, Tiraboschi P, Borroni B, Galimberti D, Rowe JB, Graff C, Finger E, Sorbi S, de Mendonça A, Butler C, Gerhard A, Sanchez-Valle R, Moreno F, Synofzik M, Vandenberghe R, Ducharme S, Levin J, Otto M, Santana I, Strafella AP, MacIntosh BJ, Rohrer JD, Masellis M,

Longitudinal cerebral perfusion in presymptomatic genetic frontotemporal dementia: GENFI results

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Alzheimers Dement, 20 (5), 2024.

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Benussi A, Premi E, Grassi M, Alberici A, Cantoni V, Gazzina S, Archetti S, Gasparotti R, Fumagalli GG, Bouzigues A, Russell LL, Samra K, Cash DM, Bocchetta M, Todd EG, Convery RS, Swift I, Sogorb-Esteve A, Heller C, van Swieten JC, Jiskoot LC, Seelaar H, Sanchez-Valle R, Moreno F, Laforce RJ, Graff C, Synofzik M, Galimberti D, Rowe JB, Masellis M, Tartaglia MC, Finger E, Vandenberghe R, Mendonça A, Tiraboschi P, Butler CR, Santana I, Gerhard A, Le Ber I, Pasquier F, Ducharme S, Levin J, Sorbi S, Otto M, Padovani A, Rohrer JD, Borroni B,

Diagnostic accuracy of research criteria for prodromal frontotemporal dementia

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Alzheimers Res Ther, 16 (1), 2024.

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Macoir J, Laforce R, Lavoie M

The impact of phonological short-term memory impairment on verbal repetition in the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia

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Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn, 31 (4), 2024.

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Fernández-Romero L, Morello-García F, Laforce R, Delgado-Alonso C, Delgado-Álvarez A, Gil-Moreno MJ, Lavoie M, Matias-Guiu J, Cuetos F, Matias-Guiu JA

Comparative accuracy of Mini-Linguistic State Examination, Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination, and Depistage Cognitif de Quebec for the diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia

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J Alzheimers Dis, 102 (1), 2024.

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Borrego-Ecija S, Juncà-Parella J, Vandebergh M, Pérez Millan A, Balasa M, Llado A, Bouzigues A, Russell LL, Foster PH, Ferry-Bolder E, Van Swieten JC, Jiskoot LC, Seelaar H, Laforce R, Graff C, Galimberti D, Vandenberghe R, de Mendonça A, Tiraboschi P, Santana I, Gerhard A, Levin J, Sorbi S, Otto M, Pasquier F, Ducharme S, Butler C, Le Ber I, Finger E, Tartaglia MC, Masellis M, Rowe JB, Synofzik M, Moreno F, Borroni B, Rademakers R, Rohrer JD, Sánchez-Valle R,

Association of Initial Side of Brain Atrophy With Clinical Features and Disease Progression in Patients With GRN Frontotemporal Dementia

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Neurology, 103 (11), 2024.

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  • Chaire de recherche sur les aphasies primaires progressives, from 2024-07-01 to 2029-06-30
  • Genetic Frontotemporal Dementia Initiative (GENFI) in Canada: Combined Investigation of Clinical, MRI, Genomic, and Epigenomic Biomarkers, from 2021-04-01 to 2026-03-31
  • L'homocystéine, une molécule utile pour prédire le déclin cognitif dans la maladie de Parkinson et la démence à corps de Lewy, from 2024-06-25 to 2026-09-30
  • L'hyperhomocystéinémie:étude de son potentiel comme biomarqueur du déclin cognitif commun à la démence à corps de Lewy et à la maladie de parkinson pour améliorer le diagnostic et le traitement des patients, from 2024-01-23 to 2024-12-31
  • Neurodevelopmental vs. Neurodegenerative: A study of neurodevelopmental consequences of FTD genetic mutations in at-risk youth, from 2022-04-01 to 2027-03-31

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  • Chaire de recherche sur les aphasies primaires progressives, from 2019-07-01 to 2024-06-30
  • DIAN-TU : A Phase II/III Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cognitive Endpoint, Multicenter Study of Potential Disease Modifying Therapies in Individuals at Risk for and with Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Disease, from 2020-06-01 to 2024-05-31
  • Phase Two of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging, from 2019-04-01 to 2024-03-31
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