Cognitive reserve and its relevance for the prevention and diagnosis of dementia;Kognitive reservekapazität und ihre bedeutung für auftreten und verlauf der demenz

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Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 325-335

  Perneczky, R ^a   Alexopoulos, P ^a   Schmid, G ^a,b   Sorg, C ^a   Forstl H ^a   Diehl Schmid, J ^a   Kurz, A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Psychosomatische Klinik GmbH and Co   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Brain volume; Cognitive reserve; Dementia; Education

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITIVE RESERVE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EDUCATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; REVIEW;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; COGNITIVE RESERVE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORGAN SIZE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79955702657     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-010-3165-7     Document Type: Review

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