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

• Hauptverfasser: Akihiko Ikoma (Verfasst von), Toshiya Ebata (Verfasst von), Ryoko Fukuda (Verfasst von), Yoshimasa Takase (Verfasst von), Nao Taniguchi (Verfasst von), Kimitoshi Takemura (Verfasst von), Joelle Vaglio (Verfasst von), Michel Poncet (Verfasst von), Didier LeClercq (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Medical Journals Sweden, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...