V. A. Kral and the origins of benign senescent forgetfulness and mild cognitive impairment

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 395-402

  Heinik, Jeremia ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Incipient amnestic syndrome; Montreal Hebrew Old People's Home

Indexed keywords

AGING; AMNESIA; BENIGN SENESCENT FORGETFULNESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LITERATURE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PERSONALITY TEST; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MEMORY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 77952429092     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209991682     Document Type: Review

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