Clinical Characteristics and Follow-up Assessment in Patients Diagnosed With Alzheimer's Dementia Through Regional Dementia Centers and Conventional Hospital System.

Patients in the RDC group were older, had more advanced stages of conditions, and exhibited a more rapid rate of cognitive decline than patients diagnosed through the conventional hospital system. Our results suggested that RDC contributed to the screening of AD in a local region, and further nationwide study with the RDC database of various areas of Korea is needed.