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Prevalence of frontotemporal dementia in community-based studies in Latin America: a systematic review
Latin America (LA) is experiencing a rise in the elderly population and a consequent increase in geriatric problems such as dementia. There are few epidemiological studies assessing the magnitude of dementia and dementia subtypes in LA. OBJECTIVE: To identify published community-based studies on the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619541/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642013DN70100005 |
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author | Custodio, Nilton Herrera-Perez, Eder Lira, David Montesinos, Rosa Bendezu, Liliana |
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description | Latin America (LA) is experiencing a rise in the elderly population and a consequent increase in geriatric problems such as dementia. There are few epidemiological studies assessing the magnitude of dementia and dementia subtypes in LA. OBJECTIVE: To identify published community-based studies on the prevalence of FTD in LA countries. METHODS: A database search for door-to-door studies on FTD prevalence in LA was performed. The search was carried out on Medline, Embase, and LILACS databases for research conducted between 1994 and 2012. The main inclusion criteria were: use of any internationally accepted diagnostic criteria and investigation of community samples. RESULTS: Four hundred and ninety two articles were found, of which 26 were initially pre-selected by title or abstract review. Five studies from 3 different countries were included. The FTD prevalence rates in community-dwelling elderly were 1.2 (Venezuela), 1.3 (Peru) and 1.7-1.8 (Brazil) per thousand persons, depending on age group. CONCLUSION: The FTD prevalence in LA studies showed values mid-way between those observed in western and in oriental populations. Despite the magnitude of this problem, epidemiological information on FTD remains scarce in LA. |
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spelling | pubmed-56195412017-12-06 Prevalence of frontotemporal dementia in community-based studies in Latin America: a systematic review Custodio, Nilton Herrera-Perez, Eder Lira, David Montesinos, Rosa Bendezu, Liliana Dement Neuropsychol Original Article Latin America (LA) is experiencing a rise in the elderly population and a consequent increase in geriatric problems such as dementia. There are few epidemiological studies assessing the magnitude of dementia and dementia subtypes in LA. OBJECTIVE: To identify published community-based studies on the prevalence of FTD in LA countries. METHODS: A database search for door-to-door studies on FTD prevalence in LA was performed. The search was carried out on Medline, Embase, and LILACS databases for research conducted between 1994 and 2012. The main inclusion criteria were: use of any internationally accepted diagnostic criteria and investigation of community samples. RESULTS: Four hundred and ninety two articles were found, of which 26 were initially pre-selected by title or abstract review. Five studies from 3 different countries were included. The FTD prevalence rates in community-dwelling elderly were 1.2 (Venezuela), 1.3 (Peru) and 1.7-1.8 (Brazil) per thousand persons, depending on age group. CONCLUSION: The FTD prevalence in LA studies showed values mid-way between those observed in western and in oriental populations. Despite the magnitude of this problem, epidemiological information on FTD remains scarce in LA. Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC5619541/ /pubmed/29213816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642013DN70100005 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Custodio, Nilton Herrera-Perez, Eder Lira, David Montesinos, Rosa Bendezu, Liliana Prevalence of frontotemporal dementia in community-based studies in Latin America: a systematic review |
title | Prevalence of frontotemporal dementia in community-based studies in
Latin America: a systematic review |
title_full | Prevalence of frontotemporal dementia in community-based studies in
Latin America: a systematic review |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of frontotemporal dementia in community-based studies in
Latin America: a systematic review |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of frontotemporal dementia in community-based studies in
Latin America: a systematic review |
title_short | Prevalence of frontotemporal dementia in community-based studies in
Latin America: a systematic review |
title_sort | prevalence of frontotemporal dementia in community-based studies in
latin america: a systematic review |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619541/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642013DN70100005 |
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