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Utility of the Malayalam translation of the 7- minute screen for Alzheimer's disease risk in an Indian community
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Neurology India
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April 1, 2008
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Screening for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is not a routine diagnostic procedure for the elderly in India and it is likely that dementia is vastly under-diagnosed. Poor awareness of dementia in the community is a factor that influences the number of older people seeking medical attention. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that by the year 2020, 70% of the world's population aged 60 years and above will live in developing countries, with 14.2% located in the Indian subcontinent. [1] Furthermore, out of the 114 million estimated to have dementia worldwide by the year 2050, some 75% will be in less developed countries. [2]
There has been good validation of a one-stage procedure for ...
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