title: The role of zinc in senile dementia.
abstract: Zinc deficiency has been reported in association with dementia and linked with its pathogenesis. A group of 45 elderly patients admitted to a mental hospital were given diagnoses in accordance with ICD-9, and their fasting plasma zinc levels were recorded. No difference was found in zinc levels between patients with diagnoses of senile dementia and those with other diagnoses.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc