Clinical profile of young-onset dementia: A study from Eastern India
- Author:
Shankar P Nandi
;
Atanu Biswas, Sandip Pal
;
Sagar Basu
;
Asit K Senapati
;
Shyamal K Das
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Neurology Asia
2008;13(1):103-108
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Young-onset dementia, defined as dementia occurring under the age of 65, is an increasingly recognized
cause of morbidity and disability. There are few reports of the clinical profile of young-onset dementia
from India. The objective of this study was to determine the clinical profile of patients attending a
specialist cognitive disorders clinic in West Bengal, an eastern state of India. Almost one-fourth (94/379,
24.5%) of all the patients with dementia were of young onset. Women constituted about one-third of
these cases. There was a gradual increase in the number of cases with rising age. The most common
etiologies were Alzheimer disease (33%), frontotemporal dementia (27%), and vascular dementia
(20%). In contrast to other published studies of young-onset dementia, frontotemporal dementia
was commoner than vascular dementia. This could be due to referral bias. A positive family history
was found in close to one-fifth of the patients. Close to 10% of the patients had reversible causes of
dementia. Community based study is required to confirm the findings of this study.
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