The cognitive syndrome of vascular dementia: Implications for clinical trials

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1999, Pages

  Desmond, David W ^a,j   Erkinjuntti, Timo ^c   Sano, Mary ^a,b   Cummings, Jeffrey L ^d   Bowler, John V ^e   Pasquier, Florence ^f   Moroney, Joan T ^a,b   Ferris, Steven H ^g   Stern, Yaakov ^a,b   Sachdev, Perminder S ^h   Hachinski, Vladimir C ⁱ  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H Sergievsky Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIV LILLE   (France)

^g NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^j NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Clinical trials; Neuropsychological testing; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SYNDROME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; SYNDROME;

EID: 0033202081     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-199912003-00005     Document Type: Article

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