Neurological signs as early determinants of dementia and predictors of mortality among older adults in Latin America: a 10/66 study using the NEUROEX assessment

Neurological signs as early determinants of dementia and predictors of mortality among older adults in Latin America: a 10/66 study using the NEUROEX assessment

Abstract Background Neurodegenerative processes in the elderly damage the brain, leading to progressive, incapacitating cognitive, behavioral, and motor dysfunctions which culminate in dementia. Fully manifest dementia is likely to be preceded by the presence of neurological signs, which could serve...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Pasquini, Jorge Llibre Guerra, Martin Prince, Kia-Chong Chua, A. Matthew Prina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Dementia
Epidemiology
Low and middle-income countries
Mortality
Neurological signs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1167-4

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