Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

E Nichols; CEI Szoeke; SE Vollset; N Abbasi; F Abd-Allah; J Abdela; MTE Aichour; RO Akinyemi; F Alahdab; SW Asgedom; A Awasthi; SL Barker-Collo; BT Baune; Y Béjot; AB Belachew; DA Bennett; B Biadgo; A Bijani; MS Bin Sayeed; C Brayne; DO Carpenter; F Carvalho; F Catalá-López; E Cerin; JYJ Choi; AK Dang; MG Degefa; S Djalalinia; M Dubey; EE Duken; D Edvardsson; M Endres; S Eskandarieh; A Faro; F Farzadfar; SM Fereshtehnejad; E Fernandes; I Filip; F Fischer; AK Gebre; D Geremew; M Ghasemi-Kasman; EV Gnedovskaya; R Gupta; V Hachinski; TB Hagos; S Hamidi; GJ Hankey; JM Haro; SI Hay; SSN Irvani; RP Jha; JB Jonas; R Kalani; A Karch; A Kasaeian; YS Khader; IA Khalil; EA Khan; T Khanna; TAM Khoja; J Khubchandani; A Kisa; K Kissimova-Skarbek; M Kivimäki; A Koyanagi; KJ Krohn; G Logroscino; S Lorkowski; M Majdan; R Malekzadeh; W März; J Massano; G Mengistu; A Meretoja; M Mohammadi; M Mohammadi-Khanaposhtani; AH Mokdad; S Mondello; G Moradi; G Nagel; M Naghavi; G Naik; LH Nguyen; TH Nguyen; YL Nirayo; MR Nixon; R Ofori-Asenso; FA Ogbo; AT Olagunju; MO Owolabi; S Panda-Jonas; VMDA Passos; DM Pereira; GD Pinilla-Monsalve; MA Piradov; CD Pond; H Poustchi; M Qorbani; A Radfar

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Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

E Nichols, CEI Szoeke, SE Vollset, N Abbasi, F Abd-Allah, J Abdela, MTE Aichour, RO Akinyemi, F Alahdab, SW Asgedom, A Awasthi, SL Barker-Collo, BT Baune, Y Béjot, AB Belachew, DA Bennett, B Biadgo, A Bijani, MS Bin Sayeed, C Brayne Show all

Lancet Neurology | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30403-4

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Abstract

Background: The number of individuals living with dementia is increasing, negatively affecting families, communities, and health-care systems around the world. A successful response to these challenges requires an accurate understanding of the dementia disease burden. We aimed to present the first detailed analysis of the global prevalence, mortality, and overall burden of dementia as captured by the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study 2016, and highlight the most important messages for clinicians and neurologists. Methods: GBD 2016 obtained data on dementia from vital registration systems, published scientific literature and surveys, and data from health-servic..

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