Survival in memory clinic cohort is short, even in young-onset dementia

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2019 Jun;90(6):726-728. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-318820. Epub 2018 Jul 25.

Authors

Hanneke Frederica Maria Rhodius-Meester¹, Betty M Tijms², Afina W Lemstra², Niels D Prins², Yolande A L Pijnenburg², Femke Bouwman², Philip Scheltens², Wiesje M van der Flier^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Alzheimer Center, Department of Neurology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands h.rhodius@vumc.nl.
² Alzheimer Center, Department of Neurology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: dementia; memory clinic cohort; mortality; prognosis; young onset.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Age of Onset*
Aged
Cognitive Dysfunction / diagnosis*
Cohort Studies
Dementia / classification
Dementia / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Male
Mortality / trends*
Netherlands
Sex Factors
Survival*
Time Factors