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 Authors: Débora Yumi HAYASHIDA, Alessandro Ferrari JACINTO, Lara Miguel Quirino ARAÚJO, Clineu de Mello ALMADA FILHO, Ana Beatriz DI TOMMASO, Maysa Seabra CENDOROGLO
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021005026205&tlng=en
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