Evaluation of the NINCDS-ADRDA criteria in the differentiation of Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 184-188

  Varma, A R ^a   Snowden, J S ^a   Lloyd, J J ^a   Talbot, P R ^a   Mann, D M A ^b   Neary, D ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Frontotemporal dementia; NINCDS ADRDA criteria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOPSY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; ORIENTATION; PATHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032933137     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.66.2.184     Document Type: Article

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