Diagnosis of Dementia by Machine learning methods in Epidemiological studies: a pilot exploratory study from south India.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Published Date: Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the use of artificial intelligence methods for the diagnosis of dementia in epidemiological studies in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings. A culture and education fair battery of cognitive tests was developed and validated for population based studies in low- and middle-income countries including India by the 10/66 Dementia Research Group.

Authors

  • Sheshadri Iyengar Raghavan Bhagyashree
    E&C Department, ATME College of Engineering, Mysore, India. srbhagyashree@yahoo.co.in.
  • Kiran Nagaraj
    CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, PO Box 28, Mandimohalla, Mysore, India.
  • Martin Prince
    Department of Epidemiological Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London, UK.
  • Caroline H D Fall
    International Paediatric Endocrinology, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
  • Murali Krishna
    CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, PO Box 28, Mandimohalla, Mysore, India.

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