Evaluation of 110 consecutive patients with dementias: a prospective study
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 84 (5) , 421-425
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1991.tb04981.x
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.Keywords
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