학술논문
Distribution of Types of Dementia in the First 100 Patients Seen at a Dementia Clinic in India.
Document Type
Journal Article
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Subject
*DEMENTIA
*COGNITION disorders
*NEUROBEHAVIORAL disorders
*MILD cognitive impairment
*PSYCHOSES
*BRAIN
*LEWY body dementia
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests
*RESEARCH
*VASCULAR dementia
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ISSN
1387-2877
Abstract
The aim of our study was to determine if the distribution of types of dementia could explain the reported lower prevalence of dementia in India. The study is an observational study of the first 100 cases of dementia. All patients were evaluated clinically and with blood tests and MRI of the brain. The causes of dementia were: Lewy body dementia (22%), depression (20%), Alzheimer's disease (13%), and mild cognitive impairment (18%). Other dementias were less common. The distribution of dementia types in this series is different from that reported globally. The observation of Lewy body dementia being the most common cause of dementia needs to be verified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]