Abstract

LLIBRE GUERRA, Juan Carlos; GUERRA HERNANDEZ, Milagros A.  and  PERERA MINIET, Elianne. The prevalence of the demential syndrome and Alzheimer disease. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2008, vol.7, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1729-519X.

Dementia and Alzheimer disease are a serious and increased health problem in countries with high espectancy of life as our. A descriptive cross seccional study was conducted. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of the demential syndrome and Alzheimer disease in patients with 65 years old or more in a health area from “27 de Noviembre” policlinic. The diagnosis of the patients was based in the international diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV and NICSDS-ARDRA. Three- hundred old people was studied and we determinated prevalence rate of global demential syndrome and subtypes of dementia. A prevalence rate of 12% was found regarding demential syndrome: 63,89% regarding Alzheimer disease, and 22,22% corresponding to vascular dementia. We found an increase of prevalence in relation with the age, female sex, and primary school without to finish. The most important illness associates were hypertension, ischemic heart disease and stroke.

Keywords : demential syndrome; Alzheimer disease; prevalence.

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