Characteristics of patients assisted at an ambulatory of dementia from a university hospital

Abstract

-Objective:To present socio-demographic characteristics, mean scores of tests and scales applied to patients with dementia and discuss the relationship between test scores, clinical diagnoses and the severity of dementia. Method: Patients (n=113) were diagnosed according to the DSM-IV criteria, and the diagnostic work-up included physical and neurological examination, auxiliary exams, cognitive and functional tests, and the evaluation of neuropsychiatric symptoms. Results: Mean age was 74.0 years. Alzheimer's …