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Apolipoprotein epsilon4 allele and problems with orientation are associated with a persistent decline in cognition in community-dwelling elderly persons.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Mar 2005
Wayne Sharon J, Vellas Bruno J, Brodie Steven G, Garry Philip J, Baumgartner Richard N
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BACKGROUND: A decline in cognitive test scores in elderly persons can signal the beginning of a descent into dementia or may indicate only a short-term cognitive disturbance. It would be clinically useful to distinguish between the two outcomes and to identify characteristics of each. METHODS: Fo...
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