Criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations of the scientific department of cognitive neurology and aging of the Brazilian academy of neurology;Critérios para o diagnóstico de doença de Alzheimer: Recomendações do Departamento Científico de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Envelhecimento da Academia Brasileira de Neurologia

Dementia e Neuropsychologia

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 146-152

  Frota, Norberto Anízio Ferreira ^a   Nitrini, Ricardo ^b   Damasceno, Benito Pereira ^c   Forlenza, Orestes V ^b   Dias Tosta, Elza ^d   da Silva, Amauri B ^e   Herrera Jr , Emílio ^f   Magaldi, Regina Miksian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL DE BASE   (Brazil)

^e UNINEURO   (Brazil)

^f School of Medicine of Catanduva   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Brazil; Consensus guidelines; Dementia; Diagnosis; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053377700     PISSN: 19805764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1980-57642011DN05030002     Document Type: Article

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