치매의 원인별 분류 및 역학

• 영문명: Etiological Classification and Epidemiology of Dementia
• 발행기관: 대한노인정신의학회
• 저자명: 박종한(Jonghan Park) 조성완(Sung Wan Cho)
• 간행물 정보: 『노인정신의학』노인정신의학 제1권 제1호, 16~22쪽, 전체 7쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 1997.06.30

영문 초록

Etiological classification of a syndrome is most warranted. However, it is very difficult in the case of dementia because many research activities are still being made about the cause of degenerative dementias. In the current paper, clinical aspects and pathological findings were also con-sidered in the etiological classification. Prevalence and annual incidence of dementia are 5-15% and 1.5-2.0% in the elderly over 65, respectively. Old age, female sex, genetic background, lower education, ethnicity or geographical difference, and head trauma seem to be risk factors for developing dementia. Urinary and fecal incontinece, extrapyramidal symptoms, primitive reflexes, psychotic symptoms, and cognitive decline seem to adversely affect on the mortality, while social class, age at onset, depressive symptoms, aggressive behavior, wandering, increased appetite, increased sexual behaviors, and early diagnosis do not.

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키워드

Causality Dementia Epidemiology