Proposal to revise the morphologic criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Perl, D P ^a   Purohit, D P ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Diagnosis; Neurofibrillary tangle; Neuropathology; Senile plaque

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN INFARCTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENILE PLAQUE; STAGING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030660087     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(97)00076-6     Document Type: Article

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