OBJECTIVES: To assess the distribution of dementia subtypes in Brazil using a population-
based clinicopathological study. METHOD: Brains from deceased individuals aged≥ 50 …

Objectives The prevalence of dementia is predicted to increase rapidly in developing
countries. Vascular risk factors may contribute to this rise. Our aim was to estimate the …

Vascular dementia (VaD) is heterogeneous in its clinical, imaging, and etiological
characteristics. Although VaD is common in India, its pattern is not completely known. In a …

Background: The Philippines is experiencing rapid demographic aging and with it, the
dementia epidemic. Prevalence of dementia and associated risk factors have not been …

The prevalence of dementia varies substantially worldwide. This is partially attributed to the
lack of methodological uniformity among studies, including diagnostic criteria and different …

Dementia is one of the most important public health problems. Because of rapid increasing
of old age in the world, need for prevention strategies and caring of dementia should be …

Dementia is a common and disabling disorder in the elderly. Because of the worldwide
aging phenomenon, existing in both developed and developing countries, dementia has a …

Dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and vascular dementia (VaD) are the two major
subtypes of dementia. In our epidemiological study of DAT in an Arab community in Wadi …

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the prevalence studies of dementia from 1994 to 2000. METHODS:
The papers were searched on Medline and Lilacs and the inclusion criteria were: to be an …

Objective To investigate the dementia prevalence in a country with high levels of
cardiovascular risk factors Design and methods Older people in Trinidad are recognised to …