loading...| Preferred Name |
Dementia |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Dementia |
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UMLS: C0497327 |
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| definition |
Definition: “Dementia is a syndrome – usually of a chronic or progressive nature – in which there is deterioration in cognitive function (i.e. the ability to process thought) beyond what might be expected from normal ageing. It affects memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgement. Consciousness is not affected. The impairment in cognitive function is commonly accompanied, and occasionally preceded, by deterioration in emotional control, social behavior, or motivation”. Here we want to score the broader meaning of dementia and not individual symptoms of disease. In the clinical summaries of the NBB, the word ‘dementia’ is frequently used. Either as part of a diagnosis, or as a separate word to describe the state of mind, of when a definitive diagnosis was not present (yet). We included this parameter to score all cases that suffer from “dementia” in any form or diagnosis. |
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We scored as TRUE: any mention of dementia even if it was suspected/suggested then we scored as TRUE: Alzheimer's dementia; vascular dementia; frontotemporal dementia; ‘Lewy body dementia’; Parkinson’s dementia. Even though these were ‘diagnoses' we want to capture all types of dementia. Therefore, we also scored as TRUE: Alzheimer's disease. Other forms of dementia scored as TRUE: corticobasal degeneration; progressive supranuclear palsy; primary progressive aphasia; chronic traumatic encephalopathy; Pick’s disease. Note: this was the only parameter where we also score diagnoses that include the word of the Parameter ‘dementia’, or which indicate the presence of “dementia”. We did NOT score: Parkinson’s disease or other neurodegenerative diseases unless dementia was mentioned. |
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Dementia |
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| label |
Dementia |
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| NeurodegenerationAssociatedTrait |
true |
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| notation |
Dementia |
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| prefLabel |
Dementia |
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