Prevalence of Pruritus in the Elderly with Dementia: A Multicenter Survey of Japanese Patients

• Main Authors: Akihiko Ikoma (Author), Toshiya Ebata (Author), Ryoko Fukuda (Author), Yoshimasa Takase (Author), Nao Taniguchi (Author), Kimitoshi Takemura (Author), Joelle Vaglio (Author), Michel Poncet (Author), Didier LeClercq (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A total of 185 elderly Japanese patients with mild to severe dementia were surveyed on itch, using multiple methods of evaluation including self-evaluation of itch conducted by patients as well as evaluation of scratching behavior and scratching marks on the body surface conducted by others. As a re...