The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE) in the differential diagnosis of early dementias versus affective disorder

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 218-226

  Dudas, Robert B ^a,c   Berrios, German E ^a   Hodges, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDENBROOKE COGNITIVE EXAMINATION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING SCALE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 22744441969     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200503000-00007     Document Type: Article

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