El Continuun causal del envejecimiento: la detección precoz de la demencia y el papel de los factores protectores y de riesgo

Abstract

The prevalence of cognitive disorders and dementia increases with age and represents a high cost to society and health services. Some authors have suggested an ongoing process that leads from the cognitive impairments to dementia, with a presentation few symptoms on the former and a full clinical form in the latter, as the two extremes of a continuun. Early identification and management of risks or protective factors seems the right way to prevent their presence. Clinicians must promoting healthy behavior as a preventing strategy.

Keywords

• Cognition Disorders
• Dementia
• Risk Factors
• Prevention & control
• Therapeutical Approaches