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Islington study of dementia subtypes in the community
Author(s)	Tim Stevens, Gill Livingston, Ginnette Kitchen
Journal title	British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 180, March 2002
Pages	pp 270-276
Keywords	Dementia ; Screening ; Living in the community ; Islington.
Annotation	Epidemiological studies of dementia sub-types have revealed widely varying distribution rates, with almost no published community prevalence data for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) or frontal lobe dementia (FLD). People aged 65+ in randomised enumeration districts in Islington, north London, were screened using a reliable and valid questionnaire. Of 1,085 people interviewed, 107 met screening criteria for dementia. Diagnoses were made for 72 people. Distribution of sub-types varied according to the criteria used, the best validated criteria yielding Alzheimer's disease (AD) 31.3%, vascular dementia 21.9%, DLB 10.9%, and FLD 7.8%. Although AD is confirmed as the most common cause of dementia in older people, DLB and FLD occur sufficiently frequently in clinical practice and should be incorporated into future editions of standard diagnostic criteria. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-021120202 A
Classmark	EA: 3V: K4: 82LK
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