失智症與其共病症

陳廷斌 ； 王培寧

《臨床醫學月刊》 81卷1期 (2018/01) Pp. 6-9

https://doi.org/10.6666/ClinMed.201801_81(1).0001

摘要

共病症常見於高齡族群，更會加重失智症病患的醫療照護負荷。失智症患者常因共病症而惡化認知症狀，進而阻礙其共病症的治療。在照護高齡族群患者，重視與積極控制其共病症有助於延緩認知功能退化。

關鍵字

血管危險因子(vascular risk factor) ； 高血壓 ； 高血脂 ； 糖尿病 ； 心房震顫 ； 心衰竭

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