Frontotemporal dementia - A clinically complex diagnosis

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 837-842

  Rosness, Tor Atle ^a   Haugen, Per Kristian ^b   Passant, Ulla ^c   Engedal, Knut ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Centre for Dementia Research   (Norway)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Clinical; Dementia; Diagnosis; Early onset; Frontotemporal; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; ONSET AGE; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NORWAY; SWEDEN; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 50249173823     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1992     Document Type: Article

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