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Estrategia de evaluación neuroinmunológica y preclínica en la edad adulta tardía en una población de la sierra ecuatoriana
(Universidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Laboratorio Clínico, 2022-03-01) Basantes Ortega, Diana Evelin; Ramos Ramírez Bqf. Mg, Martha Ceciliaz Bqf. Mg
The research topic is based on the determination of neuroimmunological evaluation strategies and preclinical evaluation in late adulthood of a population of the Ecuadorian Sierra, the study was carried out in the city of Ambato belonging to the province of Tungurahua with a total of 100 Outpatient. The research proposed is qualitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, because the job occupation, level of cognitive ability, family environment and problem-solving capacity were determined, this research project was carried out in the Provincial Board of Tungurahua in the period of September - October 2021, the selection of the patients was given by inclusion and exclusion criteria in such a way that only 43 patients met these criteria, psychological tests such as the mini-mental and the unified scale for Parkinson's were applied in order to evaluate their present symptoms and signs . In addition, 39 cases of Alzheimer's disease were obtained since they presented memory loss with slow evolution, affectation in thought and language, on the other hand, 4 cases of chronic dementia were obtained, that is, Parkinson's disease due to the onset of scrapie and advanced age.