HISTOPATHOLOGY OF SENILE DEMENTIA

Invited Commentary: Senile Dementia

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Senile dementia and pharmacological drugs

Side effects and drug interactions are common in the elderly and highly relevant in the demented, being routinely confused with symptoms of cognitive impairment. Which drugs are most consumed by this patient group? Do prescription patterns differ between the demented and non-demented? OBJECTIVE To define drug consumption quantitatively and qualitatively in demented (D) and non-demented (ND) e...

Use of computerized tomography in senile dementia.

Computerized tomography was used to evaluate 35 patients with senile dementia and proved to be a simple and practical screening procedure. Those patients with moderate or severe cerebral atrophy had a poorer short-term prognosis than those with questionable or mild atrophy. Two patients with potentially treatable illnesses (hypothyroidism and pernicious anaemia) and only questionable atrophy ha...

Senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.

The etiology, pathophysiology, neurochemistry, diagnosis, clinical presentation, and management of senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (SDAT) are discussed. The etiology of SDAT is unclear. The pathophysiologic changes in the brain tissue of patients with SDAT are quantitative rather than qualitative in comparison to normal age-matched controls. The number of neuritic plaques and neurofibrill...

Trial of levodopa in senile dementia.