Simple standardised neuropsychological assessments aid in the differential diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies from Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 104-108

  Ballard, C G ^a,c   Ayre, G ^a   O'Brien, J ^b   Sahgal, A ^a   McKeith, I G ^b   Ince, P G ^a   Perry, R H ^b  

^a MRC Neurochemical Pathology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Lewy bodies; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEWY BODIES; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 0033031835     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017109     Document Type: Article

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