Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Volume 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-108

Prevalence of dementia among Kashmiri migrants (Article) (Open Access)

Raina S.* , Razdan S. , Pandita K.
  • a Department of Community Medicine, Acharya Shree Chander College of Medical Sciences, Sidhra, Jammu-181 001 (J and K), India; Department of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla - 171 001, HP, India, Fire Officers Building, Stokes Place, Shimla - 171 002, HP, India
  • b Department of Neurology, Acharya Shree Chander College of Medical Sciences, Sidhra, Jammu-181 001 (J and K), India
  • c Department of Medicine, Acharya Shree Chander College of Medical Sciences, Sidhra, Jammu-181 001 (J and K), India

Abstract

Background: Neurological diseases are common disorders resulting in the loss of productive life and disability. Dementia is becoming a major public health problem in the developing world also. Aim: To ascertain the prevalence of dementia among Kashmiri Pandit population aged 60 years and above. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the elderly population of the Kashmiris living in a migrant camp. We developed and used a Kashmiri version of the Mini-Mental State Examination as the test instrument, and a score below 24 was considered indicative of dementia. A functional ability questionnaire was also administered to the subjects. A neurologist carried out the examinations. Results: A sample comprising 200 subjects (95 males and 105 females) were evaluated. The prevalence of dementia is 6.5% among the Kashmiri Pandit population aged 60 years and above, which is higher than that reported from other parts of India.

Author Keywords

Dementia Kashmiri migrants Prevalence

Index Keywords

male female major clinical study Aged functional assessment mini mental state examination questionnaire India groups by age prevalence Dementia Article disease surveillance human adult neuropsychological test migration
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-47849128746&doi=10.4103%2f0972-2327.41878&partnerID=40&md5=a1570cb01e1a8768130eb8e6cc458218
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.41878
ISSN: 09722327
Cited by: 13
Original Language: English