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Predicting the rate of cognitive decline in aging and early Alzheimer disease.
Neurology - 13 Jul 2004
Adak S, Illouz K, Gorman W, Tandon R, Zimmerman E A, Guariglia R, Moore M M, Kaye J A
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OBJECTIVES: To determine prognostic factors affecting the course of Alzheimer disease (AD) and to determine the role of region-specific brain volumes as predictors of cognitive decline. METHODS: Longitudinal data from 166 normal elderly individuals and 59 early AD patients were analyzed. Brain volumes were extracted from MRI scans using semiautomated recursive segmentation methods. Prognostic factors were...
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