Neuropsychological indicators of preclinical Alzheimers disease among depressed older adults

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 99-128

  Rushing, Nicole C ^a   Sachs Ericsson, Natalie ^a   Steffens, David C ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Depression; Neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORIENTATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84888628946     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2013.795514     Document Type: Review

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