| Autor: |
C. Moreno Cervantes, A. Mimenza Alvarado, S. Aguilar Navarro, P. Alvarado Ávila, L. Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, S. Juárez Arellano, J.A. Ávila Funes |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Neurología (English Edition), Vol 32, Iss 5, Pp 309-315 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2173-5808 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.nrleng.2015.12.003 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Mixed dementia (DMix) refers to dementia resulting from Alzheimer disease in addition to cerebrovascular disease. The study objectives were to determine the clinical and imaging factors associated with Dmix and compare them to those associated with Alzheimer disease. Material and methods: Cross-sectional study including 225 subjects aged 65 years and over from a memory clinic in a tertiary hospital in Mexico City. All patients underwent clinical, neuropsychological, and brain imaging studies. We included patients diagnosed with DMix or Alzheimer disease (AD). A multivariate analysis was used to determine factors associated with DMix. Results: We studied 137 subjects diagnosed with Dmix. Compared to patients with AD, Dmix patients were older and more likely to present diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and history of cerebrovascular disease (P |
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