[Prevalence of cognitive impairment in a high social risk population older then 60 years from Neuquén capital, Argentina].

Introduction: The information that exists on dementia and cognitive impairment is scarce in Argentina, particularly in Patagonia.

Objective And Methods: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment. A door to door survey was performed to all people over 60 who lived in a high social risk neighborhood in Neuquen city, where geriatric and cognitive variables were evaluated, including Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination, clock test and test set according to the level of instruction.

[Clinical characteristics and geriatric evaluation of elderly patients with pneumonia in a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina].

In order to determine the clinical and geriatric characteristics of elderly adults with pneumonia in a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a cross-sectional study was carried out in 2010, included 66 patients hospitalized for pneumonia. The mean age of the study subjects was 82, 54.5% of whom were men.

[Use of medication in elderly people don't institutionalized].

Misuse of drugs in the elderly is a rampant public health problem. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a self-administered survey to assess drug use and inadedequate prescription among noninstotunilazed elderly patients in the city of La Plata, Argentina in 2009. The total number of respondents was 215.