21. 腦退化腦退化症的照顧症的照顧現況現況
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– 逾八成在社區的癡呆症患者的病況屬早期腦退化症
– 只有 11% 曾被診斷為患上腦退化症
– 照顧者大多對診斷沒有認識
– 早期腦退化症患者在家中居住生活及接受照顧
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