<原著>老年期痴呆とCT所見 : 在宅老人における調査

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In the development of senile dementia, social, environmental and psychological factors are said to be associated with senile brain atrophy and cerebral circulatory disturbances. Computerized tomography (CT) was utilized to evaluate the presence of organic changes of the brain. In addition, the family's acceptance of the patient was correlated with the degree of dementia. The following results were obtained. 1. 43.0% of the subjects with definite clinical manifestations of cerebrovascular disturbance had senile dementia. 2. Dementia was frequently associated with extensive, bilateral, multiple, large and small lesions detected by CT. Small lesions were frequently associated with the dementia when located around the thalamus and in the temporal lobe. 3. The frequency of dementia was generally directly correlated with the degree of brain atrophy as demonstrated by CT. 4. Cerebrovascular lesions and brain atrophy were assessed by CT and classified as mild, moderate and severe ones. Senile dementia was found in 29.7,47.1 and 83.3% of the patients in each group, respectively. 5. Dementia was frequently seen in the patients with incontinence and complete right hemiplegia. 6. 55.6% of the families showed a negative attitude toward the patients with marked changes in CT and advanced dementia. 34.8% of the families showed a negative attitude for the patients with moderate to severe lesions and dementia.
近畿大学の論文
1979-06-25