Estimated pre-morbid IQ effects on cognitive and functional outcomes in Alzheimer disease: A longitudinal study in a treated cohort

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Starr, John M ^a   Lonie, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; RIVASTIGMINE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INDAN DERIVATIVE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; AGED; FOLLOW UP; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; SELF CARE; SPEECH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHENYLCARBAMATES; PIPERIDINES; PROGNOSIS; READING; SELF CARE; SPEECH;

EID: 43349102706     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-8-27     Document Type: Article

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