The characterisation and impact of 'fluctuating' cognition in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 494-498

  Ballard, Clive ^a   Walker, Matthew ^a   O'Brien, John ^a   Rowan, Elise ^a   McKeith, Ian ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia with Levy bodies; Fluctuating cognition; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKING MEMORY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035021618     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.368     Document Type: Article

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