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Screening Younger Individuals in a Primary Care Setting Flags Putative Dementia Cases and Correlates Gastrointestinal Diseases with Poor Cognitive Performance.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2017
Rosa Ilka M, Henriques Ana Gabriela, Carvalho Liliana, Oliveira Joana, da Cruz E Silva Odete A B
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Diagnosing dementia is challenging in many primary care settings, given the limited human resources and the lack of current diagnostic tools. With this in mind, a primary care-based cohort was established in the Aveiro district of Portugal. METHODS: A total of 568 participants were evaluated using cognitive tests and APOE genotyping. RESULTS: The findings revealed a dementia prevalence of 12%. A...
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