Is there a role for pupillometry in the diagnostic approach of Alzheimer's disease? A review of the data [4]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 166-168

  Fountoulakis, Konstantinos N ^a   St Kaprinis, George ^a   Fotiou, Fotis ^b  

^a Third Department of Psychiatry

^b AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOMATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LETTER; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PUPIL REFLEX; PUPILLOMETER; PUPILLOMETRY; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0345868372     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52030_7.x     Document Type: Letter

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