Conversion from preclinical to clinical stage of Alzheimer's disease as shown by decline of cognitive function in carriers of the Swedish APP-mutation

Journal of Neural Transmission, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 62, 2002, Pages 117-125

  Almkvist, O ^a,c   Axelman, K ^a   Basun, H ^a   Wahlund, L O ^a   Lannfelt, L ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAGING; SYMPTOM; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SWEDEN;

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036054054     PISSN: 03036995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6139-5_12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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