Alzheimer and vascular dementia in the elderly patients

To find out the frequency of Alzheimer's and Vascular dementia in the elderly patients. This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in Department of Medicine, Ziauddin Hospital Karachi from 1 October 2013 to 31 March 2014. Patients with symptoms of dementia for more than 6 months durat...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of medical sciences 2016-10, Vol.32 (5), p.1286-1290
Main Authors: Seetlani, Naresh Kumar, Kumar, Narindar, Imran, Khalid, Ali, Asif, Shams, Nadia, Sheikh, Taha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alzheimer's disease
Dementia
Elderly patients
Medical research
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Vascular dementia
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Summary:To find out the frequency of Alzheimer's and Vascular dementia in the elderly patients. This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in Department of Medicine, Ziauddin Hospital Karachi from 1 October 2013 to 31 March 2014. Patients with symptoms of dementia for more than 6 months duration, and Mini Mental State Examination score
ISSN:1682-024X
1681-715X
DOI:10.12669/pjms.325.10792