The Role of Zinc in Senile Dementia

The Role of Zinc in Senile Dementia

Zinc deficiency has been reported in association with dementia and linked with its pathogenesis. A group of 45 elderly patients admitted to a mental hospital were given diagnoses in accordance with ICD-9, and their fasting plasma zinc levels were recorded. No difference was found in zinc levels betw...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of psychiatry 1986-08, Vol.149 (2), p.221-223
Hauptverfasser: Kenn, Chris, Gibb, Elizabeth
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Dementia - blood
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Techniques and methods
Zinc - blood
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Zusammenfassung:Zinc deficiency has been reported in association with dementia and linked with its pathogenesis. A group of 45 elderly patients admitted to a mental hospital were given diagnoses in accordance with ICD-9, and their fasting plasma zinc levels were recorded. No difference was found in zinc levels between patients with diagnoses of senile dementia and those with other diagnoses.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.149.2.221