Clinical Diagnosis in Preclinical Stage of Alzheimer's Disease

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 667-670

  Fuentes, Patricio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Biomarkers; Clinical diagnosis; Cognitive assessment; Preclinical stage; Semiology neurocognitive

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DISEASE COURSE; EPISODIC MEMORY; GAIT; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COGNITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GAIT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEMORY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84871645397     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: 18735487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2012.10.014     Document Type: Review

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