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Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
2015
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- Teaching medical students about dementia: A brief review Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto Ananda Ghelfi Raza Leite José Luiz de Lima Neto Edison Iglesias de Oliveira Vidal Paulo José Fortes Villas Bôas Medicina aged Brazil Dementia teaching medical schools Underdeveloped nations have the largest absolute number of the world’s elderly population. Approximately 10.7% of the Brazilian population comprises aged individuals. Aging populations are associated with a higher incidence of chronic degenerative diseases such as dementia. Demented individuals place a high burden of care on healthcare systems and family members. General practitioners should be able to diagnose the most common elderly diseases such as dementia since they act as gatekeepers to specialized care. In Brazil, many medical students work as general practitioners upon graduating. The present study shows some scenarios of medical schools worldwide, including Brazilian, regarding teaching on dementia. 2015 artículo científico 1980-5764 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339539880002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3395 Dementia & Neuropsychologia application/pdf Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento Dementia & Neuropsychologia (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.9