Epidemiological and clinical features of Alzheimer's disease in a memory clinic in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

A retrospective hospital-based study of 36 Alzheimer's disease patients in sub-Saharan Africa found mean age 70.5 years, significant memory loss (89.2%), and bilateral hippocampal atrophy on MRI as the primary radiological finding. The study identified associations between disease severity and factors including age, education level, and different patterns of brain atrophy.