Predictive value of rapid decline in mini mental state examination in clinical practice for prognosis in Alzheimer's disease

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-116

  Soto, Maria E ^a,c,d   Andrieu, Sandrine ^a,b,c   Cantet, Christelle ^a,b,c   Reynish, Emma ^a,b,c   Ousset, Pierre Jean ^a,b,c   Arbus, Christophe ^a   Gillette Guyonnet, Sophie ^a,b,c   Nourhashémi, Fati ^a,b,c   Vellas, Bruno ^a,b   Vellas, B ^e   Rainfray, M ^e   Richard Harston, S ^e   Franco, A ^e   Couturier, P ^e   Pasquier, F ^e   Fenaert, N ^e   Frigard, B ^e   Idiri, H ^e   Gallouj, K ^e   Michel, B ^e   Jeandel, C ^e   Touchon, J ^e   Portet, F ^e   Lerouge, S ^e   Robert, P ^e   Brocker, P ^e   Bertogliati, C ^e   Forette, B ^e   Teillet, L ^e   Lechowski, L ^e   Belmin, J ^e   Pariel Madjelssi, D S ^e   Verny, M ^e   Artaz, M A ^e   Forette, F ^e   Rigaud, A S ^e   Latour, F ^e   Jouanny, P ^e   Belliard, S ^e   Michel, O ^e   Girtanner, C ^e   Anterion, T ^e   Cortes, F ^e   Gillette Guyonnet, S ^e   Nourhashemi, F ^e   Ousset, P J ^e   AndrieuS , ^e   Cantet, C ^e   more..

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d Serv Univ Psychiat l'Enfant l'A   (France)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Elderly; Prognosis; Rapid cognitive decline

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 51849105254     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000144073     Document Type: Article

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