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Relation between vascular risk factors and neuropsychological test performance among elderly persons with Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Jun 2007
Reitz Christiane, Patel Bindu, Tang Ming-Xin, Manly Jennifer, Mayeux Richard, Luchsinger Jose A
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BACKGROUND: Vascular risk factors increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The mechanisms for these associations are unclear, and may be due to misdiagnosis of a vascular dementia syndrome as AD. OBJECTIVE: To examine differences in neuropsychological profile among persons diagnosed clinically with AD with and without vascular risk factors or stroke. METHODS: Community based cohort study. Individual and...
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