Gender-specificities in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-122

  Beinhoff, U ^a   Tumani, H ^b   Brettschneider, J ^b   Bittner, D ^b   Riepe, M W ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cerebrospinal fluid; Domain specificity; Episodic memory; Mild cognitive impairment; Neuropsychology; Tau protein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 38549095645     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0726-9     Document Type: Article

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