Diagnostic accuracy of Alzheimer's disease: A neuropathological study

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-193

  Kosunen, O ^a   Soininen, H ^a   Paljarvi L ^a   Heinonen, O ^a   Talasniemi, S ^b   Riekkinen Sr , P J ^a,c  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Harjula Hospital   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Diagnostic accuracy; Neuropathological diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEWY BODY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEOCORTEX; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENILE PLAQUE;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES;

EID: 0030040501     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050412     Document Type: Article

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