Prompt diagnosis for senile dementia
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2012.01.008
- VernacularTitle:老年期痴呆的及时诊断
- Author:
Jing GAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Alzheimer disease;
Cognition disorders;
Neuropsychological tests
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2012;31(1):18-20
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
It is important and challenging for geriatricians and general practitioners to detect early and diagnose senile dementia in outpatient setting.After providing the definition of dementia,this article will discuss prompt recognition of dementia based on symptoms and signs, the neuropsychological assessment,and the biomarkers of dementia,as well as differential diagnoses.
