A SHORT TERM COMPARATIVE STUDY ON RISK FACTORS AND OUTCOME OF MAJOR DEMENTIA SYNDROMES

Abstract

To assess the socio-demographic factors with respect to Dementia (Alzheimer disease, Vascular dementia and Mixed dementia) in patients attending a Geriatric clinic under department of Psychiatry , R.G. Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal. A Tertiary care general hospital (R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal). Patient attending Geriatric Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry of this hospital with diagnosis of Alzheimer’s dementia, vascular dementia and mixed dementia and fulfill the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study. The proposed study is an Observational Descriptive and Comparative study. It started with Synopsis writing, in September, 2016 and finally, the thesis was submitted in September, 2018. It has been found that, in cognitive clinic of R.G Kar Medical College about 200 patients attend for the treatment. The Alzheimer dementia is disease of aged people, mostly belong to Lower and Lower Middle class, illiterate or having primary level of education, gradual onset of disease, having family history of psychiatric illness, family history of Dementia in first degree relatives, family history of genetic illnesses, history of depression.