Henry Robert G, Smith Barbara J
Department of Dental Services (160), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cooper Dr. Division, Lexington, KY 40502, USA.
Dent Clin North Am. 2009 Apr;53(2):269-94, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2008.12.011.
Neurologic diseases represent some of the most common disabling and costly conditions in older age. Alzheimer disease and cerebrovascular accidents (strokes) are two of the most common neurologic conditions, and represent the leading causes of nursing home placement. Dental professionals will be caring for older patients who have age-associated neurologic diseases, including Alzheimer disease and stroke because of the increased longevity of the United States population coupled with improved survivorship of these conditions as a result of advanced medical diagnosis and treatment. Understanding the clinical manifestations of these two common, but distinctly different, neurologic conditions will enable dental professionals to provide safe and rational dental care.
神经系统疾病是老年人群中一些最常见的致残性和高成本疾病。阿尔茨海默病和脑血管意外（中风）是两种最常见的神经系统疾病，也是导致入住养老院的主要原因。由于美国人口寿命延长，加上先进的医学诊断和治疗使这些疾病的存活率提高，牙科专业人员将为患有与年龄相关的神经系统疾病（包括阿尔茨海默病和中风）的老年患者提供护理。了解这两种常见但截然不同的神经系统疾病的临床表现，将使牙科专业人员能够提供安全合理的牙科护理。
