A decade of pre-diagnostic assessment in a case of familial Alzheimer's disease: Tracking progression from asymptomatic to MCI and dementia

Neurocase

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-64

  Godbolt, A K ^a   Cipolotti, L ^b   Anderson, V M ^a   Archer, H ^a   Janssen, J C ^a   Price, S ^a   Rossor, M N ^a   Fox, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 14944353045     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554790490896866     Document Type: Article

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