初期アルツハイマー病 (軽度の認知障害または軽度の認知症):アジア,オーストラリア,太平洋諸国の流行,診断,治療方法,ガイドライン

Jung-Lung Hsu1, Kee Hyung Park2, Peter K Panegyres3

  • 1Department of Neurology, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

まとめ

軽度の認知障害 (MCI) とアルツハイマー病 (AD) の早期診断は治療に不可欠です. アジア,オーストラリア,太平洋諸国のMCIとADに関する情報は,高齢化と新しい治療法にもかかわらず,限られています.

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