Review of dementia.
Elderly persons are at increased risk for developing dementia, and this risk increases with age. It is important to understand the following points: (a). how to diagnose dementia; (b). the etiology of the most common dementias (including Alzheimer s disease, ischemic vascular dementia, and diffuse Lewy body dementia); (c). some medical conditions which could contribute to symptoms of dementia; (d). the pathophysiology of Alzheimer s disease; and (e). management problems faced by caregivers for dementia patients. This review aims to educate clinicians to focus on caregivers issues and the need for long-term planning.
Dugu
Micheline
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Department of Psychiatry, Box 1230, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One East 100th Street, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Neugroschl
Judith
J
Sewell
Margaret
M
Marin
Deborah
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D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D017028:Caregivers; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome