The two faces of Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 247, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 500-505

  Van Gool, W A ^a   Eikelenboom, P ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b PCA/Valeriuskliniek ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cerebrovascular diseases; Dementia; Hippocampal sclerosis; Lewy body dementia

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENILE DEMENTIA;

EID: 0033893555     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150070147     Document Type: Review

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