Assessing clinically relevant cognitive decline: Preliminary data on a new method

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 236-241

  Isella, V ^a   Atzeni, L ^a   Iurlaro, S ^a   Villa, M L ^a   Russo, A ^a   Forapani, E ^a   Frattola, L ^a,b   Appollonio, I M ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Change score; Cognitive decline; Dementia; Mental Deterioration Battery

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0345602774     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-003-0146-7     Document Type: Article

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