Natural history of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: review of the literature in the light of the findings from the Kungsholmen Project

The elderly population is increasing more than any other sector of the population. Dementia, a prevalent condition in the elderly, increases disability, morbidity and mortality among older people. For these reasons the possibility of predicting progression and prognosis has enormous importance. Desp...

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Published in:International journal of geriatric psychiatry 1998-11, Vol.13 (11), p.755-766
Main Authors: Agüero-Torres, Hedda, Fratiglioni, Laura, Winblad, Bengt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis
Alzheimer Disease - mortality
Alzheimer's disease
Biological and medical sciences
Cause of Death
Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases
dementia
Dementia - diagnosis
Dementia - mortality
Disease Progression
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
natural history
Neurology
prognosis
progression
Sweden - epidemiology
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Summary:The elderly population is increasing more than any other sector of the population. Dementia, a prevalent condition in the elderly, increases disability, morbidity and mortality among older people. For these reasons the possibility of predicting progression and prognosis has enormous importance. Despite the fact that dementia has gained widespread recognition in the past few decades, the knowledge of its natural history, in terms of progression and prognosis are not yet completely understood. However, thanks to longitudinal research, which has only recently begun to proliferate, not only is better comprehension of the continuity of the cognitive decline possible, but also the identification of some prognostic factors. Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0885-6230
1099-1166
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(1998110)13:11<755::AID-GPS862>3.0.CO;2-Y