Background Considerable variability exists in international prevalence and incidence
estimates of dementia. The accuracy of estimates of dementia in the oldest-old and the …

Background A large number of longitudinal studies of population-based ageing cohorts are
in progress internationally, but the insights from these studies into the risk and protective …

Background Despite being the fastest growing and the most cognitively impaired age group,
the oldest olds are under-represented in clinical research. The purpose of this study was to …

People over the age of 90 years—the oldest old—are the fastest growing sector of the
population. A substantial proportion of these individuals are affected by dementia, with major …

Background Epidemiological studies commonly include too few of the oldest old to provide
accurate prevalence rates of dementia in older age groups. Estimates of the number of those …

Introduction Relationship between age and dementia at extreme old ages is still an open
question, yet population-based studies in this high-risk age segment are rare. Methods The …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of dementia and its subtypes by sex and age group
for five regions of Canada. DESIGN: Prevalence survey. SETTING: Community and …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of dementia and its subtypes by sex and age group
for five regions of Canada. DESIGN: Prevalence survey. SETTING: Community and …

Dementia is an increasing focus for policymakers, civil organizations and multidisciplinary
researchers. The most recent descriptive epidemiological research into dementia is …

In recent years, a rapidly increasing collection of investigative methods in addition to
changes in diagnostic criteria for dementia have followed “high-tech” trends in medicine …