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Understanding and diagnosing senile dementia

R W Angel

    Geriatrics
    |August 1, 1977
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, is a leading cause of death in the elderly. While treatable conditions must be ruled out, most dementia cases are Alzheimer's, lacking a definitive cure.

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    Area of Science:

    • Gerontology
    • Neurology
    • Pathology

    Background:

    • Dementia is a prevalent syndrome in the aged population.
    • It is a significant cause of mortality.
    • Senile dementia and Alzheimer's disease are increasingly recognized as identical.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the importance of recognizing dementia in the elderly.
    • To differentiate dementia from functional disorders.
    • To emphasize the diagnostic process for senile dementia.

    Main Methods:

    • Clinical observation and diagnosis of dementia.
    • Differential diagnosis to exclude treatable conditions.
    • Identification of cardinal signs of dementia.

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    Main Results:

    • Physicians can distinguish dementia from functional disorders using cardinal signs.
    • Exclusion of toxic, metabolic, infectious, neoplastic, and traumatic disorders is crucial.
    • Alzheimer's disease is the most common diagnosis in elderly dementia patients.

    Conclusions:

    • Senile dementia and Alzheimer's disease should be considered the same entity.
    • Accurate diagnosis requires excluding reversible causes.
    • Currently, no definitive treatment exists for Alzheimer's disease.