Onset and rate of cognitive change before dementia diagnosis: Findings from two swedish population-based longitudinal studies

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 154-162

  Thorvaldsson, Valgeir ^a   MacDonald, Stuart W S ^b,c   Fratiglioni, Laura ^b   Winblad, Bengt ^b   Kivipelto, Miia ^b   Laukka, Erika Jonsson ^b   Skoog, Ingmar ^d   Sacuiu, Simona ^d   Guo, Xinxin ^d   Östling, Svante ^d   B̈rjesson Hanson, Anne ^d   Gustafson, Deborah ^d   Johansson, Boo ^a   B̈ckman, Lars ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accelerated change; Change point; Cognitive decline; Crystallized abilities; Fluid abilities; Preclinical dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79251612888     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617710001372     Document Type: Article

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