par Segers, Kurt;Benoit, Florence 
;Colson, Cathérine;Kovac, Valérie;Nury, Delphine;Vanderaspoilden, Valérie
Référence Acta neurologica belgica, 113, 4, page (435-440)
Publication Publié, 2013
;Colson, Cathérine;Kovac, Valérie;Nury, Delphine;Vanderaspoilden, Valérie Référence Acta neurologica belgica, 113, 4, page (435-440)
Publication Publié, 2013
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | By reviewing the clinical files of 1,058 consecutive newly admitted outpatients of a Brussels-based memory clinic between 2005 and 2012, this study aims to document the demographic and clinical characteristics of European and non-European first generation immigrants. They accounted for 18.6 % of the patients, of which 8.6 % came from outside Europe (mostly from Morocco, Turkey and the Democratic Republic of Congo). Immigrants with AD tended to be younger, and there was a higher proportion of males among non-European ethnic minorities. There was a higher proportion of Parkinson-related cognitive disorders and Lewy Body disease among European immigrants, whereas non-Europeans had more often a psychiatric diagnosis. Even after correction for education, non-European immigrants had lower MMSE scores, and they did report longer delays between first symptoms and diagnosis, although this last difference was not statistically significant. These results suggest that non-European immigrants with cognitive problems consult later. © 2013 Belgian Neurological Society. |
