Trajectories of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 281-290

  Wilkosz, Patricia A ^a   Seltman, Howard J ^b   Devlin, Bernie ^a   Weamer, Elise A ^a   Lopez, Oscar L ^a   Dekosky, Steven T ^a   Sweet, Robert A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

APOE 4; Assessment of cognitive disorders dementia; Cognitive neuropsychology in dementia; Late onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD); Psychosis

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CERAD BEHAVIORAL RATING SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LATE ONSET ALZHEIMER DISEASE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE; AGED; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950577204     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209991001     Document Type: Article

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