Dementia in the elderly
- Author:
Pham -- Thang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dementia
- MeSH:
Dementia;
Aged;
epidemiology;
Age Factors
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2004;10():2-5
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Dementia is a syndrome of failure of knowledge function, together with changing of behavior and loss of social function. Dementia is common in the elderly. The prevalence of this disease increase clearly by age. Dementia may appear suddenly, but gradually develop, chronically as in Alzheimer. The aim of treatment for patients with dementia is to enhance the quality of life and maintain maximum functional activities through improving the knowledge, the emotion and the attitude
