Progressive dementia and mesiotemporal atrophy on brain MRI: Neurosyphilis mimicking pre-senile Alzheimer's disease? [5]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Van Eijsden, P ^a,c   Veldink, J H ^a   Linn, F H ^a   Scheltens, P ^b   Biessels, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Dementia; Mesiotemporal; MRI; Neurosyphilis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSYPHILIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS;

EID: 38349089960     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.02018.x     Document Type: Letter

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