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    • Dementia in Latin America: assessing the present and envisioning the future 
      Parra, Marrio A.; Baez, Sandra; Allegri, Ricardo; Nitrini, Ricardo; Lopera, Francisco; Slachevsky Chonchol, Andrea; Custodio, Nilton; Lira, David; Piguet, Olivier; Kumfor, Fiona; Huepe, David; Cogram, Patricia; Bak, Thomas; Manes, Facundo; Ibañez, Agustín (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018)
      The demographic structure of Latin American countries (LAC) is fast approaching that of developing countries, and the predicted prevalence of dementia in the former already exceeds the latter. Dementia has been declared a ...
    • Dementia in Latin America: Epidemiological Evidence and Implications for Public Policy 
      Custodio, Nilton; Wheelock, Ana; Thumala Dockendorff, Daniela Cecilia; Slachevsky Chonchol, Andrea (Frontiers media SA, 2017)
      Population aging is among the most important global transformations. Today, 12% of the world population is of age 60 and over and by the middle of this century this segment will represent 21.5%. The increase in population ...
    • Systematic review of the diagnostic validity of brief cognitive screenings for early dementia detection in ... 
      Custodio, Nilton; Duque, Lissette; Montesinos, Rosa; Alva Díaz, Carlos; Mellado, Martín; Slachevsky Chonchol, Andrea (Frontiers Media, 2020)
      Objectives:The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of brief cognitive screening (BCS) tools designed to diagnose mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia in Spanish-speaking individuals over the age of 50 ...