Distribution of focal signs in a group of demented men.
The distribution of signs indicative of localized brain damage important in the diagnosis of multi-infarct dementia (MD) has not been specified. The demented members of a longitudinally examined research panel (n = 519) were identified. Differential diagnosis of the probable causes of the dementias was made. Focal signs were found to occur in both the cases diagnosed as MID (n = 13) and the case diagnosed as senile dementia - Alzheimer's type (n = 27). It is important for the clinician in the evaluation of focal signs in dementing illness to consider the developmental sequence and the total clinical context of the disorder.
D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology