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Memory for new information as a cognitive marker of liability to Alzheimer's disease in a high risk group: a research note.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Feb 2003
Rice Frances, Abraham Richard, Rudrasingham Varuni, Owen Michael J, Williams Julie
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BACKGROUND: The development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is often insidious and there is evidence that pre-morbid neuropsychological deficits exist. OBJECTIVES: To examine aspects of neuropsychological performance as cognitive markers in a group at high risk of developing AD. METHODS: Memory for novel information and verbal fluency were examined in 33 unaffected biological siblings of patients who fulfilled...
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