Head trauma and Alzheimer's disease: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 303-308

  Nandoe, Rishi D S ^a   Scheltens, Philip ^a   Eikelenboom, Piet ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid; ApoE; Atrophy; Cholinesterase inhibitors; Head trauma; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; DONEPEZIL;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONCUSSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0036669356     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2002-4405     Document Type: Article

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