Table 3.
Findings among 50 consecutive patients referred for suspected dementia to the outpatient clinics at Department of Geriatric Medicin, Aalborg University Hospital
| n | Age | MMSE scorea | GDSb | Cerebral | Cortical | Olfactory teste | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| years | infarctionsc | atrophyd | Errors | ||||
| mean (range) | mean (range) | mean (range) | n | n | mean (range) | ||
| Alzheimers disease | 24 | 81.9 (67–91) | 22.5 (11–29) | 2.1 (0–7) | 6 | 9 | 3.6 (1–6) |
| Not Alzheimers disease | 26 | 76.5 (58–90) | 24.0 (10–30) | 3.5 (0–14) | 9 | 4 | 2.5 (0–5) |
| Minimal cognitive impairment | 12 | 81.3 (72–90) | 24.4 (10–29) | 2.7 (0–9) | 5 | 2 | 2.0 (0–5) |
| Lewi body dementia | 1 | 77.0 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Vascular dementia | 4 | 79.2 (73–84) | 22.5 (13–27) | 1.5 (1–2) | 3 | 0 | 3.0 (1–4) |
| Parkinson’s disease | 1 | 63.0 | 28.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Depression | 2 | 79.5 (79–80) | 27.5 (25–30) | 2.0 (0–4) | 0 | 1 | 1.5 (0–3) |
| Alcohol induced impairment | 6 | 66.2 (58–78) | 22.5 (12–30) | 4.8 (1–14) | 0 | 1 | 3.2 (0–5) |
aFolstein mini-mental state evaluation (MMSE test)
bGeriatric Depression Scale. Data missing for a patient with Parkinson’s disease
c > 3 mm on CT of the brain
dSulci widening grade 3
eNumber of incorrect answers of 6 possible in the Pocket Smell Test