Evaluation of 110 consecutive patients with dementias: a prospective study.
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.
Liu
H C
HC
Neurological center, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Tsou
H K
HK
Lin
K N
KN
Yan
S H
SH
Guo
N W
NW
Wang
C L
CL
Chiang
B N
BN
D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology