Diagnosis of Dementia by Machine learning methods in Epidemiological studies: a pilot exploratory study from south India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are limited data on the use of artificial intelligence methods for the diagnosis of dementia in epidemiological studies in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings. A culture and education fair battery of cognitive tests was developed and validated for population based studies in low- and middle-income countries including India by the 10/66 Dementia Research Group.

Aims

We explored the machine learning methods based on the 10/66 battery of cognitive tests for the diagnosis of dementia based in a birth cohort study in South India.

Methods

The data sets for 466 men and women for this study were obtained from the on-going Mysore Studies of Natal effect of Health and Ageing (MYNAH), in south India. The data sets included: demographics, performance o

SUBMITTER: Bhagyashree SIR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6138240 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature