"Who came with you?" A diagnostic observation in patients with memory problems? [1]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1739-

  Larner, A J ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 28144437208     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.068023     Document Type: Letter

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