Article
Are there clinical differences between familial and nonfamilial Alzheimer's disease?
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Aug 1992
Luchins D J, Cohen D, Hanrahan P, Eisdorfer C, Paveza G, Ashford J W, Gorelick P, Hirschman R, Freels S, Levy P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to determine whether there are differences in clinical characteristics in two groups of patients with Alzheimer's disease, those reported to have a family history of dementia and those without a family history of dementia. METHOD: Using a data set from an Alzheimer's disease patient registry, funded as part of a National Institute on Aging cooperative agreement, the authors...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Alzheimer Disease
- Caregivers
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Down Syndrome
- Family
- Family Characteristics
- Female
- Functional Laterality
- Genetic Variation
- Humans