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Dementia
University of California publishes research in dementia
September 1st, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Although the prevalence of dementia increases with age from ages 65 to 85, whether this increase continues after age 90 is unclear. Most studies reporting on dementia prevalence do not have sufficient participants to estimate prevalence for specific ages and sexes above age 90." "Here, we estimate age- and sex-specific prevalence of all-cause dementia in the oldest-old, those aged 90 and older. Participants are 911 elderly from The 90+ Study, a population-based study of aging and dementia in people aged 90 and above. Dementia was diagnosed using in-person examinations as well as telephone and informant...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2008-09-01)
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