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    Knowledge and attitudes towards dementia among final-year medical students in Brazil
    (Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2017) Jacinto, Alessandro Ferrari; Citero, Vanessa de Albuquerque [UNIFESP]; de Lima Neto, Jose Luiz; Boas, Paulo Jose Fortes Villas; do Valle, Adriana Polachini; Raza Leite, Ananda Ghelfi
    Objective: Among all countries, Brazil is expected to have the sixth largest elderly population in 2025. Dementia syndromes are prominent among aging-related diseases. Despite the necessity of and curriculum for training in geriatric medicine to make recommendations on an approach to this theme, adequate training appears to be infrequent. The present study aimed to evaluate the knowledge about dementia and students' attitude towards it during the last semester of the medical course in two of the most important Brazilian medical schools. Method: In our study, a sample of 189 students was invited to complete questionnaires comprising demographic and professional topics, knowledge with respect to cognitive alterations in the elderly and attitudes in dealing with an elderly patient with dementia. Results: A total of 155 students accepted to participate in the study