The annual incidence of vascular dementia and other dementias: A population-based study in Eastern Finland.

Introduction: Considering the globally growing population and the rising incidence of dementia, it is important to understand the proportion of dementia cases affected by vascular brain disease. We aimed to study the incidence of vascular dementia (VD) and other dementias in a defined population in Finland to better understand VD's contribution to the total incidence of dementias and to assess the sensitivity of their diagnostics.

Methods: We aimed to collect all dementia diagnoses made in Northern Savo, Finland, in 2020.

Total cost of care increases significantly from early to mild Alzheimer's disease: 5-year ALSOVA follow-up.

Introduction: We studied the costs of formal and informal care in relation to Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression.

Methods: 231 persons with AD with a family caregiver were followed up for 5 years. The Clinical Dementia Rating Scale-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) was used to measure AD progression.