Migrants seeking help for cognitive disturbances: exploratory data from an Italian memory clinic

• Published in: Neurological sciences Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 857 - 859
• Main Authors: Canevelli, Marco, Zaccaria, Valerio, Ruocco, Ciro, Valletta, Martina, Gasparini, Marina, Vanacore, Nicola, Cesari, Matteo, Bruno, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.04.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data; Brief Communication; Cognitive ability; Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology; Dementia; Dementia - epidemiology; Dementia disorders; Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data; Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Italy - epidemiology; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Memory; Memory Disorders - epidemiology; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosciences; Neurosurgery; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Psychiatry; Public health; Statistical analysis; Italy; Cross-cultural; Developing countries; Cognitive disorders; Migrants; Dementia; Health disparities

Introduction The phenomenon of dementia occurring in migrants and minority groups constitutes an emerging issue for Western countries. Nevertheless, it has been poorly explored from the perspective of “real-world” clinical services. We aimed to quantify the number of migrants from LMIC attending an...