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Can I read Dementia in the Oldest Old on EtoBox?
Dementia in the Oldest Old by Szófia S. Bullain; María M. Corrada is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Dementia in the Oldest Old about?
Purpose of Review: This article discusses some of the unique features of dementia in the oldest old, including some of the most common diagnostic challenges, and potential strategies to overcome them. Recent Findings: Advances include new insight into the role of common risk factors and the effects of multiple underlying neuropathologic features for dementia in the oldest old. In addition, this article contains the latest age-specific normative data for commonly used neuropsychological tests for the oldest old. Summary: The oldest oldVpeople aged 90 years and olderVare the fastest-growing segment of society and have the highest rates of dementia in the population. The risk factors, diagnostic challenges, and underlying neuropathologic features of dementia are strikingly different in the 90-years-and-older population compared to younger elderly. Special consideration of these unique features of dementia is necessary when evaluating oldest-old subjects with cognitive impairment.
Who reads Dementia in the Oldest Old?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Medicine.
- Author
- Szófia S. Bullain; María M. Corrada
- Publisher
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)