Prevalence of moderate and severe Alzheimer dementia and multi-infarct dementia in the population of southeastern Sicily.
We have calculate the prevalence rates of moderate and severe dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and of multi-infarct dementia (MID) in a Sicilian population sample aged 40 and over. For DAT the prevalence rate is 0.80% among the over 40s and 2.42% among the over 65s. The prevalence rates for both types, but especially for DAT, increase higher prevalence of primary degenerative dementia among females.
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Istituto di Clinica Neurologica, Università di Catania.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012802:Sicily / Q000453:epidemiology