The Clinical Characteristics according to the Educational Level in the Elderly Patients with Mild Alzheimer's Disease Dementia

The individual susceptibility to dementia including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) differs. The genetic risk factor like apolipoprotein e4, vascular risk factors, history of head trauma, and chronic depression increase the risk of AD.1 Cognitive reserve is crucial in the aspect that it decreases the individual vulnerability to dementia.2 Among the various determinants of cognitive reserve, the educational level would be of prime importance because it has a high influence on the life-long socioeconomic attainments and other cognitive capacities. An individual with poor education is more likely to develop AD.3,4 Illiteracy is the extreme end of low education, which was not uncommon in aged population of our country due to the specific historical situation.5 It was reported to increase the The Clinical Characteristics according to the Educational Level in the Elderly Patients with Mild Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia