Dementia--distribution and diagnostic criteria
Torbus, M.; Ksol, M.; Mazur, B.
Wiadomosci Lekarskie 64(1): 43-48
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5147 PMID: 21812363 Document Number: 649465
The ageing of the population makes the health problems of elderly people a major issue in the work of various specialists. More and more people show cognitive functions disorders from minor to considerable ones. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. The diagnostic criteria of dementia in the course of Alzheimer's disease or the criteria of vascular dementia are described in this article. Although we mention the scales focused on cognitive functions disorders.