Pay attention to the prevention and treatment of dementia without delay
10.3760/cma.j.cn113694-20201112-00871
- VernacularTitle:重视痴呆防治刻不容缓
- Author:
Wenting FANG
;
Xiaochun CHEN
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neurology
2021;54(3):179-183
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
With the acceleration of the aging process of the population, the number of patients suffering from dementia has increased year by year, which has become a prominent social public health problem and has brought a huge burden to the global economy. The effective intervention of controllable risk factors for dementia can reduce and delay the occurrence of dementia by 40%. Strengthening the intervention of the controllable risk factors of dementia, promoting the early diagnosis of dementia, improving the whole-process management of dementia treatment, and exploring new therapeutic targets are a huge systematic project that urgently needs the joint efforts of individuals and the public health system.
