The fate of the 0.5s: Predictors of 2-year outcome in mild cognitive impairment

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-288

  Aretouli, Eleni ^a   Okonkwo, Ozioma C ^a   Samek, Jaclyn ^a   Brandt, Jason ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Copper Ridge Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical Dementia Rating scale; Dementia; Executive cognition; MCI outcome; Mild cognitive impairment; Predictors of decline

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959502759     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617710001621     Document Type: Article

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