Dementia: indian scenario

SK Das, S Pal, MK Ghosal - Neurology India, 2012 - journals.lww.com
As per the estimates of the World Health Organization, aging population is increasing in
developing countries and dementia is going to become epidemic among elderly in the …

Nervous system disorders across the life course in resource-limited settings

GL Birbeck, AC Meyer, A Ogunniyi - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The resiliency of the adult nervous system is markedly affected by the environment and the
circumstances during infant and child development. As such, adults in resource-limited …

Alzheimer's disease with cerebrovascular disease: current status in the Asia–Pacific region

C Chen, A Homma, VCT Mok… - Journal of internal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is growing awareness of the coexistence of Alzheimer's disease and
cerebrovascular disease (AD+ CVD), however, due to lack of well‐defined criteria and …

Comparison of hippocampal volume in dementia subtypes

A Vijayakumar, A Vijayakumar - … Scholarly Research Notices, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims. To examine the relationship between different types of dementia and hippocampal
volume. Methods. Hippocampal volume was measured using FL3D sequence magnetic …

Cognitive impairment and quality of life among elderly in India

P Singh, D Govil, V Kumar, J Kumar - Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2017 - Springer
Introduction As per the census of India, the Indian population has nearly tripled in last 50
years and the number of older persons has increased more than fourfold. A significant …

[PDF][PDF] The situation of Alzheimer's disease in Bangladesh: facilities, expertise, and awareness among general people

N Roy, AM Hassan, R Alom, MHR Rajib… - Journal of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
The situation of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Bangladesh is investigated in this study, which
depicted the overall condition in the country to treat AD affected individuals. Our team …

Capturing the significance of place in the lived experience of dementia

J McGovern - Qualitative Social Work, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, the author reports on a study exploring the impact of an urban setting on the
lived experience of dementia for older couples where one member of each couple was …

Clinical spectrum, risk factors, and behavioral abnormalities among dementia subtypes in a North Indian population: a hospital-based study

S Kushwaha, P Talwar, A Anthony, M Gupta… - Dementia and Geriatric …, 2017 - karger.com
Background: As variability in the clinical profile of dementia subtypes had been reported with
regional differences across the world, we conducted a retrospective hospital-based study in …

Mild cognitive impairment: Clinical and imaging profile in a memory clinic setting in India

S Alladi, M Shailaja, KR Mridula, CA Haritha… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2014 - karger.com
Background: Despite the increasing burden of dementia in developing countries, mild
cognitive impairment (MCI) continues to be underexplored. MCI has conventionally been …

Clinical and neuropsychological profile of persons with mild cognitive impairment, a hospital based study from a lower and middle income country

S Bharath, S Sadanand, KJ Kumar… - Asian Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mild Cognitive impairment (MCI) is an important pre-dementia stage to be identified towards
prevention. We screened a large number of older adults seeking help at hospital and …