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Burden of Parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease on health service use and outcomes in Latin America
(Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 2023-11-03)
Little is known about the burden of parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Latin America. Better understanding of health service use and clinical outcomes in PD is needed to improve its prognosis.
The aim of the ...
Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control among older people in Latin America, India and China: a 10/66 cross-sectional population-based survey
(J Hypertens ., 2012)
To estimate the prevalence, social patterning, treatment and control of hypertension among older people in the 10/66 Dementia Research Group developing country sites. Cross-sectional surveys of SBP, hypertension, and ...
Tobacco use and dementia: evidence from the 1066 dementia population-based surveys in Latin America, China and India
(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2011-02-09)
To assess the association between tobacco consumption and dementia using the same methodology in seven developing countries, testing the specific hypotheses that higher exposure to tobacco is associated with a higher ...
Prevalence and impact of neuropsychiatric symptoms in normal aging and neurodegenerative syndromes: A population-based study fromLatin America
(Alzheimer’s Dement, 2023-06-23)
Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are common in neurodegenerative diseases; however, little is known about the prevalence of NPSs in Hispanic populations. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are common in neurodegenerative ...
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype, dementia, and memory performance among Caribbean Hispanic versus US populations
(Alzheimer's Association, 2022-06-04)
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is considered the major susceptibility gene for developing Alzheimer's disease. However, the strength of this risk factor is not well established across diverse Hispanic populations. We investigated ...
The protocols for the 10/66 dementia research group population-based research programme
(BMC Public Health., 2007)
Latin America, China and India are experiencing unprecedentedly rapid demographic ageing with an increasing number of people with dementia. The 10/66 Dementia Research Group's title refers to the 66% of people with dementia ...
The association between common physical impairments and dementia in low and middle income countries, and, among people with dementia, their association with cognitive function and disability. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based study
(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2011-03)
Chronic physical comorbidity is common in dementia. However, there is an absence of evidence to support good practice guidelines for attention to these problems. We aimed to study the extent of this comorbidity and its ...