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EURODEM - the European Community Concerted Action on the Epidemiology and Prevention of Dementia Group - calculated these prevalence rates based solely on diagnosed cases of AD (Hofman et al 1991). This makes an accurate estimate of the number of people with dementia difficult because:
•Many
people with dementia never receive an AD diagnosis.
•Estimate
excludes those in the early stages of dementia who have yet to be
diagnosed.
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Prevalence rates increase from ~2% in the 65 - 69 year old population to ~22% of those aged 85-89. |