Prevalence of presenile dementia in a tertiary outpatient clinic

There are very few reports about prevalence of presenile dementia in Brazil. We reviewed files of patients evaluated with early onset of cognitive impairment in our institution. Among 141 patients (61% males) there was no difference between gender by age at onset or at first evaluation. We have obse...

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Main Authors: Satomi Fujihara, Sonia M.D. Brucki, Maria Sheila G. Rocha, Alzira A. Carvalho, Ana C. Piccolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2004-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000400005&tlng=en