Amnestic behavior in dementia: Symptoms to assist in early detection and diagnosis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-37

  Ready, Rebecca E ^a,b   Ott, Brian R ^a   Grace, Janet ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnestic behaviors; Dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; Repetitive behavior; Screening test

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMNESIA; BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037243122     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-5215.2002.51006.x     Document Type: Article

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