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Characterizing Cognitive Deficits and Dementia in an Aging Urban Population in India
Joint Authors
Shah, U.
Shah, A. B.
Sano, M.
Pinto, C.
Van Dyk, K.
Nair, G.
Shanker, S.
Perl, D.
Grossman, H.
Ganwir, V.
Purohit, D. P.
Source
International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rapid rise in the population of older adults in India will lead to the need for increased health care services related to diagnosis, management, and long-term care for those with dementia and cognitive impairment.
A direct approach for service provision through memory clinics can be an effective, successful, and sustaining means of delivering specialized health care services.
We have established a memory clinic in Mumbai, India by employing the diverse clinical skills available in Indian academic institutions, diagnostic and research expertise of clinicians and psychologists, and the support of the U.S.
National Institutes of Health.
Our project involved recruitment of patients, clinical and neuropsychological assessment, and standardized diagnostic procedures, demonstrating the feasibility of using research methods to develop a memory clinic.
In this paper, we describe the development of a community-based memory clinic in urban India, including linguistic and cultural factors and present detailed results, including diagnostic characterization, on 194 subjects with various stages of cognitive deficits.
Our findings support the feasibility of developing a memory clinic in a public hospital and successful use of research diagnostic criteria to categorize cognitive deficits observed in this population, which may be used to inform the development of other such clinics.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nair, G.& Van Dyk, K.& Shah, U.& Purohit, D. P.& Pinto, C.& Shah, A. B.…[et al.]. 2012. Characterizing Cognitive Deficits and Dementia in an Aging Urban Population in India. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nair, G.…[et al.]. Characterizing Cognitive Deficits and Dementia in an Aging Urban Population in India. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nair, G.& Van Dyk, K.& Shah, U.& Purohit, D. P.& Pinto, C.& Shah, A. B.…[et al.]. Characterizing Cognitive Deficits and Dementia in an Aging Urban Population in India. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489440