People with Dementia Are Often Undertreated for Pain

Credit: Thinkstock  When people lose their ability to articulate what is causing them pain, this pain is often overlooked by doctors.  A recent Slovenian study presented at the Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in Copenhagen and conducted by Dr. Martin Rakusa investigated this problem. It involved 452 patients with an average age of 65 who had been treated for diabetes over a period of many years.  Some 44...
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