Evaluation of 110 consecutive patients with dementias: a prospective study

H. C. Liu; H. K. Tsou; K. N. Lin; S. H. Yan; N. W. Guo; C. L. Wang; B. N. Chiang

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.1991.tb04981.x

Evaluation of 110 consecutive patients with dementias: a prospective study

H. C. Liu, H. K. Tsou, K. N. Lin, S. H. Yan, N. W. Guo, C. L. Wang, B. N. Chiang

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ABSTRACT We prospectively investigated 131 consecutive cases (both in‐ and outpatients) of suspected dementia to evaluate the relative frequency of different types of dementia in Chinese patients. Dementia was confirmed in 110 cases (84.0%). In contrast to the Western series, vascular dementia (39.1%) was slightly more frequent than the Alzheimer's disease (36.4%). Twelve cases (10.9%) of potentially treatable dementia were found. Careful clinical observation was the most useful part of the evaluation. CT scan of brain was the most useful laboratory test. 1991 Blackwell Munksgaard

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	421-425
Number of pages	5
Journal	Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
Volume	84
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1991.tb04981.x
Publication status	Published - 1991 Nov

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Clinical Neurology

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