Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Health News from Medical News Today: Thesis Studies Difficulties In Diagnosing Dementia Type

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Thesis Studies Difficulties In Diagnosing Dementia Type
31 May 2011, 4:00 pm

Many patients receive an incorrect dementia diagnosis. This is shown by a study carried out by neuropathology researchers in Lund, Sweden. "It is true that we know of around 70 different types of dementia, but these findings are shocking. We believed more patients were diagnosed correctly when we began the study", say researchers Elisabet Englund and Hans Brunnström at Lund University. The study included 176 patients, the vast majority from the cities of Lund and Malmö...


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