Pain in dementia
https://doi.org/10.30629/2658-7947-2021-26-3-15-22
Abstract
Increasing life expectancy of the world’s population is accompanied by increasing number of elderly patients with dementia. According to various studies, the prevalence of pain syndrome in elderly patients with dementia ranges from 35.3% to 63.5%. The review represents data on the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, methods of diagnosis and treatment of pain syndrome in patients with dementia. Medicinal and non-pharmacological methods of pain relief are discussed.
About the Authors
T. M. Manevich
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of Russia, Russian Clinical and Research Center of Gerontology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
E. A. Mkhitaryan
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of Russia, Russian Clinical and Research Center of Gerontology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
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Manevich T.M., Mkhitaryan E.A. Pain in dementia. Russian neurological journal. 2021;26(3):15-22. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30629/2658-7947-2021-26-3-15-22
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