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Guide de pratique clinique pluridisciplinaire relatif à la collaboration dans la dispense de soins aux personnes âgées démentes résidant à domicile et leurs aidants prochesPublished by: Groupe de Travail Développement de recommmandations de première ligneLast published: 2017Multidisciplinaire richtlijn voor thuiswonende oudere personen met dementie en hun mantelzorgersPublished by: Werkgroep Ontwikkeling Richtlijnen Eerste Lijn (Worel)Last published: 2017

Life expectancy for people with vascular dementia is significantly shortened, with a mortality similar to or worse than that of people with Alzheimer disease.[7]​ The mean survival time after Alzheimer diagnosis is estimated to be 5·8 years, whereas it is on average 1·1 years lower among patients with non-Alzheimer dementia, with no differences by subtype.[129]

Specific treatments for cognitive symptoms have not been found to be effective. In almost all patients, dementia of any cause is irreversible.[66]

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