title: [The characteristics of the preclinical and initial stages of organic dementias at an older age].
abstract: 89 aged patients with different clinical forms of dementia (senile, vascular, Pick's disease, Alzheimer's disease) were examined. There appeared 4 variants of preclinical development of dementia: cerebroasthenic, dysmnesic, rigidity of thinking, psychopathy-like condition). On the basis of these symptom complexes early diagnosis of mental disturbances is possible in general geriatric population.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Budza
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bugrov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D001247:Asthenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009484:Neuropsychology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011599:Psychopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Osobennosti domanifestnogo i nachal'nogo étapov organicheskikh dementsiĭ pozdnego vozrasta.