title: Prevalence of moderate and severe Alzheimer dementia and multi-infarct dementia in the population of southeastern Sicily.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Neurologica, Università di Catania.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Corso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Campo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Triglio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Napoli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reggio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lanaia
mesh_terms: 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