Evaluation of 110 consecutive patients with dementias: a prospective study |
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| Authors: | H C Liu H K Tsou K N Lin S H Yan N W Guo C L Wang B N Chiang |
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| Institution: | Neurological center, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. |
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| Abstract: | We prospectively investigated 131 consecutive cases (both in- and outpatients) of suspected dementia to evaluate the relative frequency of different types of dementia in Chinese patients. Dementia was confirmed in 110 cases (84.0%). In contrast to the Western series, vascular dementia (39.1%) was slightly more frequent than the Alzheimer's disease (36.4%). Twelve cases (10.9%) of potentially treatable dementia were found. Careful clinical observation was the most useful part of the evaluation. CT scan of brain was the most useful laboratory test. |
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| Keywords: | dementia Alzheimer's disease vascular dementia |
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