Brains from a prospective study of demented patients were investigated post mortem. Of the 27 patients with clinical diagnosis of vascular dementia, 23 showed multiple cerebral infarcts but senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles were absent or in insignificant numbers. This gives an accuracy of 85%, a figure higher than previously documented.

BACKGROUND People with dementia may have adverse outcomes following periods of acute hospitalization. This study aimed to explore the effects of age upon hospitalization outcomes for patients with dementia in comparison to patients without dementia. METHODS Data extracted from the New South Wales Admitted Patient Care Database for people aged 50 years and over for the period July 2006 to June...

Objectives: It is difficult to predict behavioral disturbances in patients with Alzheimer's dementia because the order of appearance behaviors not clear. This study aimed clarify difficulty Dementia Behavior Disturbance Scale (DBDS) sub-items disease and compare changes disorders after 6 months.

Dementia diagnoses are sometimes made incorrectly, particularly in younger patients Reversing a dementia diagnosis is difficult for clinicians and pathways should include facility review possible reversal of