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Correction: Dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older people in Trøndelag
- Linda Gjøra,
- Bjørn Heine Strand,
- Knut Engedal,
- Linda Ernstsen,
- Christian Myrstad,
- Håvard Skjellegrind,
- Pernille Thingstad,
- Geir Selbæk
24.05.2024:
Tidsskr Nor Legeforen 2023; 143. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0815 In the author information for Linda Gjøra, the following has been added: Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo We apologise for the error, which has been corrected online.
Dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older people in Trøndelag
- Linda Gjøra,
- Bjørn Heine Strand,
- Knut Engedal,
- Linda Ernstsen,
- Christian Myrstad,
- Håvard Skjellegrind,
- Pernille Thingstad,
- Geir Selbæk
26.06.2023:
Dementia is a chronic condition characterised by reduced cognitive function and changed behaviour to such an extent that it leads to a reduced ability to perform activities of daily living. The most common cause is Alzheimer's disease (1). Mild cognitive impairment can be a precursor to dementia. In...
Older people with depression – a three-year follow-up
- Tom Borza,
- Knut Engedal,
- Sverre Bergh,
- Geir Selbæk
04.11.2019:
Various studies report a prevalence of depression at diagnostic level in older people (commonly defined as ≥ 60 years or ≥ 65 years) of 1–5 % (1). Depressive symptoms that combined fail to satisfy the criteria for depression at a diagnostic level may occur up to 2–3 times more frequently than...
Diagnosis of dementia – automatic quantification of brain structures
- Knut Engedal,
- Anne Brækhus,
- Ole A. Andreassen,
- Per Hj. Nakstad
21.08.2012:
Dementia has a variety of causes. Alzheimer’s type is the most common (1). Many patients with signs of dementia are not evaluated (2); on the other hand, patients are referred to memory clinics for evaluation at an earlier stage in the development of the disease today than ten years ago (3). They...
The Memory Clinic – outpatient assessment when dementia is suspected
- Anne Brækhus,
- Ingun Ulstein,
- Torgeir Bruun Wyller,
- Knut Engedal
15.11.2011:
The patients who are assessed at Oslo University Hospital’s Memory Clinic are young – half of them are under 65 years of age. Most are suffering from mild cognitive impairment or dementia at a very early phase while others come to get a second opinion. The assessment takes 2 – 3 hours and is...