Association between baseline Mini-Mental State Examination score and dementia incidence in a cohort of oldest old

ABSTRACT Background: The Brazilian population has aged rapidly. The oldest old, defined as persons aged 80 years or older, is the fastest growing segment of the Brazilian population. Several instruments have been used to assess the cognitive performance of the older people and predict dementia. One...

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Main Author: HAYASHIDA,Débora Yumi (author)
Other Authors: JACINTO,Alessandro Ferrari (author), ARAÚJO,Lara Miguel Quirino (author), ALMADA FILHO,Clineu de Mello (author), DI TOMMASO,Ana Beatriz (author), CENDOROGLO,Maysa Seabra (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Dementia
Incidence
Aged
80 and over
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021001201090
Country:Brazil
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