KMID : 0869220070110020104
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Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry 2007 Volume.11 No. 2 p.104 ~ p.108
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The Prevalence of Dementia in Patients with Hansen¡¯s Disease in a Sanatorium of Korea
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Lee Cheol-Soon
Kang Hyo-Seung Gu Joon Park Chul-Soo Sohn Jin-Wook Kim Bong-Jo
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Abstract
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Objectives: To identify prevalence of dementia and it¡¯s subtypes in patients with Hansen¡¯s disease in a sanatorium of Korea.
Methods: The study employs a two-stage design for case identification. One hundred-six patients with Hansen¡¯s disease aged 65 and over participated in the study. The Korean Version of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer¡¯s disease (CERAD-K) assessment packet was administered to One hundred-two patients with Hansen¡¯s disease. Dementia was defined using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition diagnostic features of dementia.
Results: The prevalence was 15.1% in Hansen¡¯s sanatorium. The prevalence of Alzheimer¡¯s and vascular dementia were 10.4% and 4.7%. The age-adjusted prevalence rate for dementia was 11.9%. The rate of patients with dementia was 12.73% in males and 17.65% in females.
Conclusion: The prevalence of dementia in Hansen¡¯s disease sanatorium of Korea appears to be similar with those reported in previous study. Our result suggests that Hansen¡¯s disease was unrelated to prevalence of dementia, and also that the dementia is major neuropsychiatric disease in patient with Hansen¡¯s disease.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Alzheimer¡¯s disease, Hansen¡¯s disease, CERAD, Prevalence
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