| Autor: |
Gelener, Pınar, Mut, Senem Ertuğrul, Diker, Sevda, Çelik, Feriha |
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European Journal of Geriatrics & Gerontology; Apr2023, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p59-65, 7p |
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Objective: Although the prevalence of dementia is increasing globally, the data related to dementia patients living in North Cyprus is very limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic and neuropsychological characteristics of patients diagnosed with neurodegenerative dementia. Materials and Methods: The data of 105 patients with neurodegenerative dementia, who were followed up in the neurology departments of the Dr. Suat Günsel University of Kyrenia Hospital and Near East University Hospital between 2018 and 2021, were collected both retrospectively and prospectively. The patients underwent diagnostic procedures by neurologic examination, neuropsychologic evaluation based on the measures of attention and executive functions, memory, language, mood and visuospatial perception and neuroimaging. All the results were evaluated statistically according to the dementia subgroups. Results: Out of 105 patients, 58 were female and 47 were male. The mean age was 74.34±10.41. The most common dementia type was Alzheimer's dementia (AD) (77/105), followed by Lewy body dementia (LBD) (15/105) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) (13/105). The initial median mini mental state examination (MMSE) score was 20. There was a positive correlation between years in higher education and lower MMSE scores. Out of the 105 patients, 81 spoke Turkish and 13 spoke English as a native language. Depression occurred more frequent in earlier stages and milder cases. The visuospatial functions were affected more in LBD and FTD patients when compared to AD patients. Prosopagnosia was significant for the differential diagnosis of Parkinson's dementia from other forms of dementia. Also, a decrease in categorical fluency was observed in patients with higher depression scores. Conclusion: These results are important as this is the first study determining the detailed dementia subgroups and neuropsychologic profiles of dementia patients living in North Cyprus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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