Clinical utility of computed tomography in the assessment of dementia: A memory clinic study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 414-421

  Condefer, Kelly A ^a   Haworth, Judith ^b   Wilcock, Gordon K ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Computed tomography; Dementia; Dementia diagnosis; Neuroimaging; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MEMORY DISORDER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2542542736     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1028     Document Type: Review

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