DEMENTING ILLNESS IN THE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY

痴呆症受试者通过两个阶段的评估来确定： 将筛查测试作为常规检查的一部分进行管理 两年一次的检查，加上神经病学和 未通过的参与者的神经心理评估 筛查试验。第二组痴呆症病例将是 从最近去世的研究参与者中确定 关于：(A)接受的神经心理测试表现不佳 大约5年前，(B)审查医疗记录，以及(C) 电话采访了一名幸存的家庭成员。 继续这一项目的主要目标是：(1) 对先前确定的人的纵向观察 精神错乱，(A)确认诊断，(B)发展出更好的 了解常见的进展模式；以及(2) 确定新的痴呆症病例，(A)增加其他 研究，以及(B)更准确地定义发病率。

Demented subjects are identified by a 2-phase evaluation: administration of the screening test as part of the-regular biennial examination, coupled with neurological and neuropsychological evaluations of participants who fail the screening test. A second group of dementia cases will be identified from among recently deceased study participants based on: (a) poor performance on neuropsychological tests administered approximately 5 years ago, (b) review of medical records, and (c) telephone interviews with a surviving family member. Continuation of this project has as its major goals: (1) longitudinal observation of persons previously identified as demented, (a) to confirm the diagnosis, and (b) to develop a better understanding of common patterns of progression; and (2) identifying new dementia cases, (a) to increase the power of other studies, and (b) to define incidence rates more accurately.