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The use of measurement scales to diagnose and assess the psychic condition of pentoxyphiline - treated MID cases

Forty cases affected by multi-infarct dementia ( MID ) and diagnosed based on DSM-III-R and Hatchinski ischemia score ( HIS ) higher than 7 are analyzed for correlation with the assessment scales and CT scan. The cases include 32 females with the average age of 68.5±9.8 years and 8 males aged 68.8±10.4 years on average. There are no significant differences between the sexes on the Folstein Mini-mental State Examination (FMMS), or on the Gottfries, Brane, Steen (GBS) and Sandoz Clinical Assessment-Geriatric Scale (SCAG). Nor is there any correlation between the GBS, SCAG and FMMS values. Since regression analysis shows a high correlation between GBS and SCAG, this suggests that a single scale, chosen according to interview preference, would suffice. While about 77% of the cases show CT abnormalities, there is no evidence of differences by sex. GBS score, however, reveals more severe disability in MID cases with the pathological than normal CT scans.

multi-infarct dementia; assessment scales; pentoxyphiline

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