Dementia among medical inpatients. Evaluation of 2000 consecutive admissions.
Dementia among medical inpatients. Evaluation of 2000 consecutive admissions.
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住院患者中的痴呆症。
DOI：
10.1001/archinte.1986.00360220067013
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发表时间：
1986
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通讯作者：
L. Autio
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作者：
T. Erkinjuntti;J. Wikström;J. Palo;L. Autio
一所大型大学医院的医学部对2000名年龄在55岁及以上的连续患者进行了痴呆症检查。所有年龄组中重度痴呆的发生率为9.1%。从55 - 64岁年龄组的0.8%上升到85岁及以上年龄组的31.2%。入院时神志不清者占41.4%，神志不清者占全部神志不清者的24.9%。血管性痴呆占72.4%，原发退行性痴呆占23.0%，特殊原因痴呆占4.6%。与非痴呆患者相比，痴呆患者的平均住院时间明显更长，并且需要更多的日常护理。
Two thousand consecutive patients aged 55 years and older admitted to a department of medicine in a large university hospital were examined for the presence of dementia. The occurrence of moderate and severe dementia was 9.1% for all age groups. It increased from 0.8% in the age group from 55 to 64 years to 31.2% in patients aged 85 years and older. Of the demented patients, 41.4% were delirious at admission, and 24.9% of all delirious patients were demented. Patients with vascular dementia constituted 72.4%, those with primary degenerative dementia 23.0%, and those with specific causes 4.6% of all demented patients. The mean hospitalization time for demented patients was significantly longer, and they needed significantly more daily nursing care, when compared with nondemented patients.