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Validade da versão em português da Clinical Dementia Rating
(Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, 2005-12-01)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity of the Portuguese version of the Clinical Dementia Rating for classifying the cognitive function among the elderly. METHODS: The Mini Mental State Examination was utilized as a screening ...
Incidence of dementia and cause of death in elderly Japanese emigrants to Brazil before World War II
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2011)
In 1997 we examined the prevalence of dementia among the Japanese elderly immigrants living in the Sao Paulo metropolitan area (n = 166). Herein, we followed up on these subjects for causes of death and dementia incidence. ...
Identification of dementia cases in the community: A Brazilian experience
(Blackwell Publishing, 2005-10-01)
OBJECTIVES: To describe the application in Brazil of a simple, low-cost procedure, developed in India by the 10/66 Dementia Research Group, for the identification of dementia cases in the community.DESIGN: Community-based ...
Identification of dementia cases in the community: A Brazilian experience
(Blackwell Publishing, 2005-10-01)
OBJECTIVES: To describe the application in Brazil of a simple, low-cost procedure, developed in India by the 10/66 Dementia Research Group, for the identification of dementia cases in the community.DESIGN: Community-based ...
The Brazilian version of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Clinician rating scale (NPI-C): Reliability and validity in dementia
(2013-09-01)
ABSTRACT Background: Patients with dementia may be unable to describe their symptoms, and caregivers frequently suffer emotional burden that can interfere with judgment of the patient's behavior. The Neuropsychiatric ...
The Brazilian version of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Clinician rating scale (NPI-C): Reliability and validity in dementia
(2013-09-01)
ABSTRACT Background: Patients with dementia may be unable to describe their symptoms, and caregivers frequently suffer emotional burden that can interfere with judgment of the patient's behavior. The Neuropsychiatric ...
Identification of dementia cases in the community: A Brazilian experience
(Blackwell Publishing, 2014)
Clinical Dementia Rating independently predicted conversion to dementia in a cohort of urban elderly in Brazil
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2013-02-01)
Background: Dementia is a major public health problem in aging populations. the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) classifies the severity of dementia and identifies borderline cases that supposedly have higher rates of ...
Semantic Dementia Versus Nonfluent Progressive Aphasia Neuropsychological Characterization and Differentiation
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINSPHILADELPHIA, 2013-08-02)
Background: Early progressive nonfluent aphasia (PNFA) may be difficult to differentiate from semantic dementia (SD) in a nonspecialist setting. There are descriptions of the clinical and neuropsychological profiles of ...
Prevalence of dementia in Latin America: a collaborative study of population-based cohorts
(Cambridge University Press, 2009-08-01)
Background: Dementia is becoming a major public health problem in Latin America (LA), yet epidemiological information on dementia remains scarce in this region. This study analyzes data from epidemiological studies on the ...