Multifactorial 10-Year Prior Diagnosis Prediction Model of Dementia.

ABSTRACT: Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects the older adult population. To date, no cure or treatment to change its course is available. Since changes in the brains of affected individuals could be evidenced as early as 10 years before the onset of symptoms, prognosis research should consider this time frame. This study investigates a broad decision tree multifactorial approach for the prediction of dementia, considering 75 variables regarding demographic, social, lifestyle, medical history, biochemical tests, physical examination, psychological assessment and health instruments. Previous work on dementia prognoses with machine learning did not consider a broad range of factors in a large time frame. The proposed approach investigated predictive factors for dementia and possible

SUBMITTER: Dallora AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7557767 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature