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APOE epsilon4 and cognitive decline in older stroke patients with early cognitive impairment.
Neurology - 26 Oct 2004
Ballard C G, Morris C M, Rao H, O'Brien J T, Barber R, Stephens S, Rowan E, Gibson A, Kalaria R N, Kenny R A
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BACKGROUND: Dementia is common post stroke, but the potential role of early cognitive impairment and APOE epsilon4 as risk factors is unclear. METHOD: Stroke survivors older than 75 years without dementia at 3 months post stroke received a detailed neuropsychological evaluation at 3 and 15 months post stroke, which included the Cambridge Assessment of Mental Disorders in the Elderly (CAMCOG). Early cognitive...
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