Differences in clinical course between dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-217

  Hanyu, H ^a   Sato, T ^a   Hirao, K ^a   Kanetaka, H ^a   Sakurai, H ^a   Iwamoto, T ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Clinical course; Dementia with Lewy bodies; Progression

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 58349114729     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02388.x     Document Type: Article

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