老年期痴呆的及时诊断

摘要

It is important and challenging for geriatricians and general practitioners to detect early and diagnose senile dementia in outpatient setting.After providing the definition of dementia,this article will discuss prompt recognition of dementia based on symptoms and signs, the neuropsychological assessment,and the biomarkers of dementia,as well as differential diagnoses.%对于老年科医生、全科医生而言,及时发现与诊断老年期痴呆是非常重要而且具有挑战性的.现对痴呆的定义、常见症状、神经心理评价方法、重要的辅助检查及鉴别诊断进行介绍.