title: [Diagnostic criteria. Benefits of early diagnosis].
abstract: Almost 36 million persons live with dementia worldwide. This figure is set to double by 2030, with 66 million patients, and by 2050 there will be 116 million affected persons. Dementia has an economic impact on individuals and health services and affects the global economy. It is important to evaluate costs to plan social services and healthcare and to provide information on the cost-effectiveness of treatments. The economic cost of dementia was around 604 billion dollars in 2010 and estimates are obviously set to rise.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, España. Electronic address: pgil@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gil Gregorio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans
keywords: Alteraciones cognitivas; Alzheimer Disease; Biomarcadores; Biomarkers; Cognitive disorders; Demencia; Dementia; Deterioro cognitivo leve; Enfermedad de Alzheimer; Mild cognitive impairment